The phenolic constituents were determined by high performance liquid chromatographic in sugar cane spirits stored for six months in casks of 20 L, of the brasilian woods "amburana" - Amburana cearensis (Fr. All.) A.C. Smith; "bálsamo" - Myroxylon peruiferum L.F.; "jequitibá" - Cariniana estrellensis (Raddi) Kuntze; "jatobá" - Hymenaea spp; "ipê" - Tabebuia spp and of the european oak - Quercus sp. A predominance of the phenolic constituents of each wood was observed in the beverage: a) ellagic and vanillic acid in oak; b) sinapaldehyde and vanillic acid in "amburana"; c) vanillin and elagic acid in "balsamo"; d) gallic acids in "jequitibá"; e) coniferaldehyde in "jatobá" e f) coniferaldehyde, vanillic and syringic acids in "ipé".
aging; sugar cane spirits; wood phenolic components
