Tag Archives: Single Malt

Stranahan’s Sherry Cask-Finished Single Malt Whiskey Review

Stranahan's Sherry Cask Single Malt

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Introduced in 2017, Stranahan’s Sherry Cask is the latest offering in regular release from the Colorado distillery, and they didn’t spare the flub-dubs in making it. They started with their four year old single malt and gave it a finish in properly seasoned (four decades) Oloroso Sherry butts. None of that “Sherry casks made for ...

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Benromach Comes Out With 40 Year Old Single Cask

The Benromach Distillery Company is releasing an extremely rare and limited edition Scotch malt whisky matured for 40 years in a single Refill Sherry Hogshead cask. Building on the popularity of previous vintage releases from the 1970s, 184 bottles of Benromach 1978, from cask number 2608, are available for worldwide sale. The single cask, cask strength (56.3% ABV) whisky has ...

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50 Year Old Caol Ila And More Coming From Gordon & MacPhail

Single malt Scotch whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail has released two new additions to its ‘Private Collection’ range: a 64-Years-Old single malt from Glenlivet Distillery and a landmark 50-Years-Old from Caol Ila Distillery, the oldest Caol Ila single malt ever released. The newly redesigned ‘Private Collection’ range encompasses rare and exclusive single malt whiskies from celebrated, little-known, or closed distilleries, ...

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Cask 88 Unveils Quarter Cask-Finished Whiskies

Edinburgh-based Scottish whisky broker and independent bottler Cask 88 have unveiled their second series of Scottish single cask whiskies, all finished in quarter casks to produce liquid with a more robust flavor profile. The Eighty Eight Series features small batch expressions from Bunnahabhain, Highland Park, Caol Ila and Bladnoch, and offers whisky enthusiasts the opportunity to explore the impact of ...

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Glen Moray Reveal Fired Oak Single Malt

Glen Moray Master Distiller Graham Coull was inspired to create Fired Oak Single Malt Whisky because of the increase in popularity of American Bourbon and the success of the sweeter flavor within the drinks market. One of the key elements for producing American Bourbon is that the spirit has to be aged in a new charred (virgin) oak cask which ...

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