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Ireland and Iberia: Kindred Spirits – An Interview with Irish Distillers’ Billy Leighton

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Like Scotch, Irish whiskey has a long tradition of aging in ex-sherry casks that hail from this part of the world. The ex-bourbon, American oak backbone of so many Irish and Scotch whiskeys today really didn’t become the norm until the 1960s. Back in the day, the wine would have been imported in casks.

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New Releases: Benromach, Mossburn, Tamnavulin, Orphan Barrel

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But this particular unpeated release provides the very definition of a contrast – so we’d love to hear what whisky drinkers think.” Tamnavulin Port Cask Edition Credit: Tamnavulin Tamnavulin Distillery has added a Port Cask Edition single malt scotch to its core range.

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Platinum Medal-Winning Single Malt Scotch Whiskies From The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 – Part 1

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The whisky is a combination of both peated and unpeated spirit matured in four different casks: sherry, bourbon, virgin oak, and Madeira Island wine. Well, this 12 Year Old Single Malt has definitely impressed whisky fans. The whisky is created in a similar way to the 30 Year Old. light vs. full-bodied).

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Your Questions About Single Cask Whisky Answered With Julien Willems of SMWS

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We have developed well-recognized expertise in additional maturation where we put a whisky into a different cask and is therefore by the strictest definition no longer single cask whiskies (the whisky having been moved from its original cask into a new one). But it’s not all about single casks.

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Is Whisky Gluten Free?

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Credit: Rosebank Whiskey is then put through an aging process, maturing in oak casks which do not contain gluten. Cider, wine, sherry, spirits, port, and liqueurs are all gluten free, although beer, lagers, and ales all contain varying amounts of gluten. A selection of gluten free beers.

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“Vanishingly Rare” Brora Among Diageo’s 2024 Casks of Distinction

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This year’s launch was held at Aldourie Castle on the shores of Loch Ness where guests enjoyed a feast prepared by two-Michelin Star Chef, Jordan Bailey, and wine pairings from Justerini & Brooks. 238 Cask type: Wine Seasoned American Oak Hogshead Caol Ila 1990 Fill date: 10.09.1990 Cask NO: 9243 Est. ABV: 48.9% Est. Bottle No.:

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6 Bourbons & Whiskeys Perfect For Father’s Day

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Chicken C**k Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – $69.99 Credit: Chicken C**k Whiskey Chicken C**k Whiskey has a self-professed “silly name from a time when you could call whiskey such things”. Not only will the brand name almost definitely get a belly laugh out of Dad, but the bourbon is next-level too.

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