Aging Cocktails

A friend and I are going to try aging cocktails (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/dinin ... ref=dining). He's purchased two oak spirals to infuse the cocktails (http://www.infusionspiral.com/index.php ... arton.html), and now we need some glass containers in which we can age them. Does anyone have a good idea of where I could find such containers? They need to be big and need to seal well. It would be nice if they had a spigot for easy testing during the aging process.

weinerjb wrote:A friend and I are going to try aging cocktails (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/dinin ... ref=dining). He's purchased two oak spirals to infuse the cocktails (http://www.infusionspiral.com/index.php ... arton.html), and now we need some glass containers in which we can age them. Does anyone have a good idea of where I could find such containers? They need to be big and need to seal well. It would be nice if they had a spigot for easy testing during the aging process.

You should be able to get glass carboys from any home-brewing supply shop.

kl1191 wrote:You should be able to get glass carboys from any home-brewing supply shop.

Not glass, but I've used these bottles for homebrewing for quite a while, and they should meet your needs.

Thanks to you both for the tips. I actually have to amend my request for advice slightly: we're looking for something smaller - roughly 1/2 gallon or less, because we are going to play with the amount of toast during the aging process (and thus make several smaller batches instead of a few big ones). (Sorry, i know I initially wrote that it was a requirement that the container is big.) The carboys are perfect, but seem to be come only as small as 3 gallons. Other thoughts?

I've purchased 1-gallon glass jars at the Container Store. I think they also have other sizes.

Also, at Marshall's (which I thought was just a clothing store), they have a housewares section. I found large glass vessels there (open-head with lid) that have spigots at the bottom. I'm not sure they always have them but I've made several infusions in the ones I purchased and they've worked out very well. They hold quite a bit and the spigots have not leaked at all. A while back, a bartender/friend tipped me off to their availability.

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Apple cider and some other juices are easy enough to find in 1 gallon glass jugs. In addition to getting the container, you get the juice. Drink, clean, and throw a cork in the neck.