A Valchedor Cask has two life cycles, one with the inner prisms and one without the prisms. Once its first life cycle is over, the exhausted inner prisms could be removed, obtaining a new barrel with a completely flat inner surface, as well as a set of chips destined for alternative wood markets.
Therefore, with the acquisition of a Valchedor Cask, you get a barrel that is actually two. A first that offers performance conditions never seen before in the barrel market and a completely new second barrel with the same characteristics as any barrel regular flat inner surface.
- 1st Life Cycle (8 years): The prisms provide up to 500% extra contact surface.
Interior capacity ≈ 250 L. - 2nd Life Cycle (8 years): Once the inner prisms are exhausted, they are removed to give rise to a normal barrel with a totally new flat inner surface. In addition, its internal capacity increases around 10%.
Interior capacity ≈ 270 L.
Comparing in absolute terms, the wood contribution of a single Valchedor Cask with respect to two normal barrels, it is seen how the amount of wood that a single Valchedor Cask contribute in its two life cycles is much higher than two normal barrels.
Therefore, a Valchedor Cask has the same life cycles as two normal barrels, that is, 8 + 8 years, matching the amount of wood used and the final price, although with advantages well above those regular barrels.
