Freeze/Thaw Aging?

[Braz]

Sometimes I try things for no reason at all.

My sugar wash vodka is always better after aging for a few weeks, just mellower. I just age in glass, nothing fancy. Problem is, it is hard to keep it around for two or three weeks. So last week, just for the hell of it, I put a newly 'stilled 86 proof gallon jug in the freezer and in the morning took it out to sit in the 80F shop during the day. Did that for a week, days in the heat, nights in the freezer.

I swear after only one week the stuff is as smooth and mellow as it can get. Does this make any scientific sense? I know a lot of the bourbon makers claim temperature variation during aging is a good thing but they are aging in oak and for years and I always suspected the temp changes had more to do with opening the pores in the wood than anything else.

Anybody else do this?

[ozone39]

is the lid air tight or one of those glass drop on lids??

[Braz]

is the lid air tight or one of those glass drop on lids??

Screw on cap that I leave loose to allow for expansion/contraction.