| Most malt whiskies that have spent more than 20 years maturing in oak barrels taste oaky and are not suitable to be bottled as single malt. |
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| Ten weeks in the making, this barrel-matured beer delivers an extra flavour layer of oaky and spicy notes over the regular hoppy, yeasty ones. |
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| This Cabernet Sauvignon from the Medoc wine-producing district of Bordeaux is very dry and thumpingly oaky, yet delicate. |
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| After being opened for a day or more, the Chardonnay sometimes tasted softer and less oaky, the Cabernet rounder and less tannic. |
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| I enjoyed its rich, ripe, heavy oaky fruit with that classic touch of oaky austerity on the finish that Bordeaux is renowned for. |
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| Not nearly as rich and intense as one would expect, this wine is still big, a trifle clumsy, and too oaky, but enjoyable. |
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| The bouquet is initially reminiscent of blackberry liqueur and redcurrants, with elegant oaky overtones. |
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| Smooth fruity nose of fresh black currant syrup, a bit oaky, banana, chocolate and light green pepper. |
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| Cooleeney, the white-mould cheese made in the middle of the Tipperary bogs, is best eaten at about nine weeks, when the texture is velvety and the taste oaky and mushroomy. |
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| But there is a cheaper way of getting that oaky taste: by simply dumping a load of oak chips into the steel barrel where the wine is fermenting. |
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| With its mix of juniper, rose and black tea, it makes for a warm, oaky scent which can be worn by both men and women. |
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| The structure is still noticeable oaky, but it really does express its terroir: a full-on, genuine Pauillac! |
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| Our privileged position allows us to produce a very varied range of wines: fruity, oaky reds, dry whites, rosés, sweet whites and liqueur wines. |
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| White wine dry and subtle with a scent of oaky taste and the flavors of yellow peach and pears, and leaves in your mouth a certain freshness. |
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| The palate is very well balanced, just a little oaky at the moment but with a very fine thread of acidity. |
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| The oaky taste is well mixed, without excess, with notes of gingerbread which confer a beautiful balance at the end of mouth. |
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| Nice powerful nose composed of subtle oaky anise and pepper aromas as well as of ripe fruit notes. |
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| Their taste is characterised by their silky tannins, their balance and concentration, enhanced by a delicate oaky note. |
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| The assemblage produces complex wines that are not very oaky and highly perfumed. |
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| A lovely crimson colour, Héritage de Chantecaille Bordeaux red exhales red berry aromas with fine, oaky notes. |
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| The oaky is present but in well harmony, with notes of toast and light tobacco. |
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| The « bâtonnage » is practiced every week during 18 months to give this wine structure, fullness and an oaky flavour. |
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| Jostling for your tastebuds' attention is a melee of strawberry and redcurrant jam spiked with spice and harmoniously threaded with elegant oaky notes. |
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| The cherry aromas and flavours are spoiled by tired oaky notes that make the nose curl, cling to the palate and sit on the finish too long after the swallow. |
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| It has an oaky nose that releases red berry aromas. |
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| A fresh spring meadow-like bouquet, with a hint of apples among the oaky, woody flavour. |
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| Lovers of traditional Rioja shouldn't miss Torresoto Rioja 2003, a barrel-fermented, unashamedly oaky dry white, made by the great CVNE bodega. |
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| Surprisingly large-scaled for a 1988, with an oaky, cassis, and licorice-scented nose, it is deep in color, rich, softly tannic, medium to full-bodied, and should reach maturity early on, but keep for 15-20 years. |
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| Fresher, drier and fruitier than the oaky style of yore. |
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| Nose: Black current jam, spices, cherry aromas, toasted and oaky notes. |
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| Nestled among all the oaky, wistful songs in which Adele is elegantly conflicted about the past, is a gospel-tinged ode to a canalised east London rivulet. |
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| A gem of a shiraz with an intense nose of coffee and blackcurrant and a chocolately taste with oaky hints. |
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| Finishes elegantly, warm, smooth and more oaky than fruity succulent. |
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| Ends concentrated, oily, viscous, sweet and oaky. |
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| They recognize themselves perfectly in a style of dark, heavily structured oaky wines with lots of ripe fruit, which are fun to drink at their early age. |
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| This porto-like wine has an extended and exquisite oaky finish. |
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| Powerful and concentrated with an oaky nose. |
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| Oak barrels, which may be charred before use, contribute to the colour, taste, and aroma of the contents, imparting a desirable oaky vanillin flavour to these drinks. |
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| Wonderful as they are in a dish, these flavors can flatten many wines, rob them of their fruity characteristics, and make them taste bitter, oaky, or too high in alcohol. |
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