Watch this Video Before You Buy! Barrel Proof, Full Proof, and Cask Strength Whiskey Explained.

[@Earthstein]

Who is this man!?!? I learned a lot from this presentation. Thank you, Sir!

[@Max-oi3si]

Interesting video. As the consumer I want to know was this proofed down before bottling. Seems terms other than barrel proof leave that possibility open. Full proof I think tends to mean entry proof more often than not. If the proof at bottling has a decimal it’s usually without water

[@camasflash]

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[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@@camasflash Thank you for watching!

[@annapoliswhiskeyclub]

Great Channel, Bro!

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@@annapoliswhiskeyclub I appreciate that! Thanks for tuning in.

[@skramzy6628]

Always thought full proof meant the proof that the whiskey ENTERED the barrel at. In other words, it is watered back down to entry proof before being bottled, whereas barrel proof means no water is added at any point. Never heard of adding water during the aging process. Always thought any water addition/proofing adjustments happened after aging. I don't know any of these things. I don't make whiskey. I just always understood it thus.

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@@skramzy6628 they say water is added during aging to allow it to fully integrate. But to your point, we just drink the stuff!

[@syro666]

@@whiskeynightcaps6956 no they don't add water during aging, they either add before or after never during

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@syro666 thank you for elaborating.

[@paulwood6659]

Full Proof is maintained at the proof it went into the barrel, ie it will be watered down back to the proof it went into the barrel

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@@paulwood6659 in order to do that, it has to be single barrel. But not all full proof whiskey is single barrel.

[@paulwood6659]

@@whiskeynightcaps6956 Benchmark Full Proof is not single barrel, it can be blended and then proofed down to the proof it was sent into the barrels

[@paulwood6659]

@@whiskeynightcaps6956 can be blended as you can control the proof it goes into the barrel, Benchmark is not single barrel but is full proof. Green River also does a full proof which is not single barrel

[@keithpetersen560]

I believe you are correct IMO

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@@keithpetersen560 appreciate it, sir.

[@dabearrss]

Thanks for this

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

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[@pal8h]

Full proof is not the same as barrel proof / cask strength. They add water to barrel proof whiskey to get it to the proof that it went into the barrel. It's close but not the same

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@@pal8h we appreciate your input over here.

[@NotUrGuru]

The thing is it’s not always possible to make a Full Proof or Barrel Entry Proof whiskey because the ABV doesn’t always go up. Sometimes it goes down during the maturation process

[@colonelfustercluck486]

I don't buy any spirits unless it has an ABV value %, or Proof value on the label. Then you know.
All the other non-specific, fantastic and wordy 'proofs' don't actually tell you a whole lot. Although it can make you sound like an expert (in your own mind), as you get ripped off. It's marketing.

[@whiskeynightcaps6956]

@@colonelfustercluck486 so much of a whiskey label is marketing. They are the best at it.

[@davidmeier1811]

Full proof has no meaning. According to CFR Title 27.5 the allowed terms are as follows:
The term “barrel proof” or “cask strength” may be used to refer to distilled spirits stored in wood barrels only when the bottling proof is not more than two degrees lower than the proof of the spirits when the spirits are dumped from the barrels.
(b) The term “original proof,” “original barrel proof,” “original cask strength,” or “entry proof” may be used only if the distilled spirits were stored in wooden barrels and the proof of the spirits entered into the barrel and the proof of the bottled spirits are the same.
You will not find the terms "full proof" nor "uncut" in the legal definitions.