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Old Potrero Adds To California Cellar Series with Wine and Beer Barrel-Finished Rye Whiskeys

The Whiskey Wash

Both rye whiskeys celebrate California’s status as a wine and beer producer. The highly allocated releases include a Gewürztraminer barrel-finished expression and an imperial stout barrel-finished whiskey, both priced at $79.99. Imperial Stout Oak Barrels (57.5% Imperial Stout Oak Barrels (57.5%

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The Best Cask Finished Bourbon According To The World Whiskies Awards 2024

The Whiskey Wash

These barrels have normally been used to mature a different spirit, wine, or beer. Sherry, port, and wine are among the most common finishing casks for bourbon. Bottled at 115 proof (57.5% The bourbon is a blend of 6 and 7 year old bourbons from Kentucky that was finished for 12 months in stout barrels.

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27 Seasonal Beer Releases Worth Traveling For [MAP]

VinePair

Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. These days, the hordes still come flocking to Russian River Brewing during a two-week window every Spring to pick up a few bottles of the famous, crisp, and clean Triple IPA. One fine example is Market Rate, an American wild ale aged in wine barrels with strawberries. But beer tourism?

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Whiskey Review: Westward Whiskey Vintner’s Cuvée

The Whiskey Wash

We review Westward Whiskey Vintner’s Cuvée, created from American single malt whiskeys influenced by four types of wine cask finishes. Westward has a robust mix of expressions in its flagship lineup, including Westward Whiskey Original, Westward Whiskey Pinot Noir Cask, Westward Whiskey Stout Cask, and Westward Whiskey Cask Strength.

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The Best American Whiskey Of 2025 According To The Whiskey Wash Awards

The Whiskey Wash

The whiskey matures in specially selected air-dried and toasted French oak barrels from the Vosges region, bottled at 91.2 The QuintEssential Portside was bottled at 117.2 The multi-cask finish steals the showget a bottle or three, trust me. proof and originally retailed for $99.99. Bardstown Bourbon Co.

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We Asked 13 Brewers: What’s Your Go-To Cold-Weather Beer?

VinePair

Schilling Modernism Machine House Brewing Dark Mild Guinness Fox Farm barleywine Milk stouts “My favorite go-to cold weather beer is a dark Czech lager. It never disappoints, even in a warm bottle.” The cliche ‘stout season’ doesn’t resonate with me when a lot of modern stouts have the drinkability of syrup.”

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The Real-Life Beer Brewed For On-Screen Enjoyment in ‘The Lord of the Rings’

VinePair

Legolas and the Elves sip on Miruvor (a fictional cordial) along with mead and various other wines, the massive tree-like Ents most prefer the revitalizing Ent-draught, and then, of course, there’s beer and ale. Intoxicating beverages abound throughout J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

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