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A whiskey thief is a tool that master distillers use to extract small portions of whiskey from an aging barrel for sampling or quality control.^[1] The old-fashioned ones are made typically of copper and resemble a drinking straw in design.^[2] It has a coned narrow hole at the bottom and a vent hole at the top in which a distiller can cover with the thumb once the device is inserted in the barrel to trap and lift the whiskey out.^[3] By removing the thumb from the upper vent hole, the whiskey is released to drain into drinking glasses for tasting.^[3]

This same tool can be used for sampling other distilled spirits or wine from large vessels, hence it can also be used as a wine thief.^[2] Newer models may be made of clear plastic or glass with the larger models having the capability of accepting a hydrometer for testing purposes.^[4]

References

^ Scott, Berkeley; Scott, Jeanine (2009). The Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-6626-9.
^ ^a ^b Trail, Distillery (2015-09-25). "What is a Whiskey Thief?". Distillery Trail. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
^ ^a ^b "Introducing The Stave & Thief Society". Moonshine University. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
^ "It Takes A Thief, Copper Whiskey Thieves, Copper Dipping Dogs". website. Retrieved 2024-05-09.

External links

Capital Living - Resurrecting George Washington's booze, website article by Albert Eisele with a photo of a whiskey thief being used.

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