He has matured Haig Club Clubman exclusively in
American oak casks that have previously held Bourbon, allowing the sweet, gentle single grain Scotch whisky from Cameronbridge to interact with the vanilla, butterscotch and sweet toffee flavours found in the ex-bourbon casks.
He suddenly saw fit to introduce to our pleasantly crowded table yet more fresh glasses, and one more bottle: Midleton Barry Crocket Legacy — a triple - distilled single - pot still whiskey aged in both bourbon and new
American oak casks.
Not exact matches
This difference is principally due to Bourbon barrels being
American oak (quercus alba), with sherry
casks usually, though not always, European
oak (quercus robur).
The rum is first aged in
American white
oak barrels for 9 - 12 years, and then moved to Spanish sherry
casks for up to FIFTY YEARS.
After carefully maturing in wooden
casks, we go barrel by barrel, selecting the best tasting bourbons to create a whiskey with rich flavors of smoked maple, vanilla, nutmeg,
oak, and malted barley with hints of rye from
American's proudest whiskey making regions: Kentucky and Tennessee.
The name
American Oak refers to the 100 year old
oak trees (of the Quercus alba species) grown in the North
American mountains which are used to make the bourbon
casks., which will eventually be used to age this new Auchentoshan Scotch whisky expression.
The tequila is then aged to perfection in
American oak barrels for 11 months and is transferred to French
oak casks sourced from the historic Cognac region for an additional three months.
Each of the 3 -, 5 - and 12 - year - aged rums is a blend of column and pot still distillate, aged in single batches in toasted
American oak bourbon
casks.
With George Smith's original vision in mind, current Master Distiller Alan Winchester has chosen aged
oak casks and
American first - fill
oak casks in the process of making The Glenlivet Founder's Reserve.
Yamazaki
American white
oak cask malt whisky harmonizes the Hakushu and Chita components, while bringing roundness and reinforcing the sweetness of Chita heavy - type grain whisky with peach and custard aromas.