Maturation container for spirits and method of constructing same

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11254899
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16074317

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A maturation container and method of maturing spirits that incorporates a polymeric material (10) into a wall of the container. The material (10) is preferably Polylactic Acid (PLA) which has known oxygen permeation properties suited to maturation but is substantially impermeable to ethanol. Use of such a material is proposed to supplement or replace traditional wooden barrel methods of storage.

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DIAGEO SCOTLAND LIMITED11 LOCHSIDE PLACE EDINBURGH EH12 9HA EH12 9HA

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Hoch, Richard New Lenox, US 3 6
Makela, Brian M Wheaton, US 1 1

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