Container assembly with improved retainer assembly and flavor inserts for aging a liquid

A container assembly for retaining a liquid during aging of the liquid, the container assembly comprising:

• a container that defines a chamber which receives and retains the liquid;
• a first flavor insert that imparts a flavor on the liquid;
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• an insert retainer assembly positioned within the chamber, the insert retainer assembly being secured to the container, the insert retainer assembly including an alignment rack and a retainer rack;
• wherein the alignment rack includes a first alignment guide that guides the first flavor insert during positioning of the first flavor insert within the container, the first alignment guide including an aperture that is larger than a cross-section of the first flavor insert;
• wherein the retainer rack has a first attacher that selectively and individually engages the first flavor insert to inhibit large scale movement of the first flavor insert relative to the retainer rack;
• the first attacher including a first clip that flexes open when sufficient pressure is applied with the first flavor insert;
• wherein the retainer rack includes a retainer hub and a retainer arm that extends radially away from the retainer hub;
• and wherein the retainer arm includes the first attacher that selectively and individually engages the first flavor insert to inhibit large scale movement of the first flavor insert relative to the retainer rack.

A container assembly for retaining a liquid during aging of the liquid, the container assembly comprising:

• a container that defines a chamber which receives and retains the liquid;
• a first flavor insert that imparts a flavor on the liquid;
• and
• an insert retainer assembly positioned within the chamber, the insert retainer assembly being secured to the container, the insert retainer assembly including an alignment rack and a retainer rack;
• wherein the alignment rack includes a first alignment guide that guides the first flavor insert during positioning of the first flavor insert within the container, the first alignment guide including an aperture that is larger than a cross-section of the first flavor insert;
• wherein the retainer rack has a first attacher that selectively and individually engages the first flavor insert to inhibit large scale movement of the first flavor insert relative to the retainer rack;
• the first attacher including a first clip that flexes open when sufficient pressure is applied with the first flavor insert;
• wherein the alignment rack includes an alignment hub and an alignment arm that extends radially away from the alignment hub;
• and wherein the alignment arm includes the first alignment guide that guides the first flavor insert during positioning of the first flavor insert within the container.

A container assembly for retaining a liquid during aging of the liquid, the container assembly comprising:

• a container that defines a chamber which receives and retains the liquid;
• a first flavor insert that imparts a flavor on the liquid, the first flavor insert having a length, a width and a thickness that is less than the length and the width;
• and
• an insert retainer assembly positioned within the chamber, the insert retainer assembly being secured to the container, the insert retainer assembly including a retainer rack having a first attacher that selectively and individually engages the first flavor insert to inhibit large scale movement of the first flavor insert relative to the retainer rack;
• wherein the first attacher includes a first clip that flexes open when sufficient pressure is applied with the first flavor insert;
• and wherein the first clip includes a pair of engagement regions that are urged apart when sufficient pressure is applied with the first flavor insert, and that are biased to be positioned a separation distance from one another when in a relaxed position, the separation distance being less than the thickness of the first flavor insert.