Rows of tank houses were filled with
casks of aging Gooderham and Worts.
At the NJ seaport, cement and steel
casks of spent nuclear matter weighing up to 100 tons, would be placed on rail cars for a 2,600 - mile trip west to the Yucca Mountains.
Matured in hand - selected sherry
casks of exceptional character, this is the taste of 30 years, held in a single dram.
San Diego's Ballast Point discovered that four or five years ago, when brewers started adding grapefruit to
casks of Sculpin IPA; it thrums with flavors of peach, mango, and apricot, with an underlying grapefruit note.
Marrying malts is a culmination of the production process, when
casks of mature malt whiskies are blended, and water can then be added to adjust the alcoholic strength ready for bottling.
The casks of sin, however, Are daily tapped and flow, Filling carafes, beakers, and jugs, Giving each face a glow.
Down in the soul's wine cellars
The casks of virtue brood.
But the REAL private dining experience is downstairs in the wine cellar: legend has it that Edgar Allan Poe used to visit, and was inspired by the 200 - year - old wine cellar for his story «
The Cask of Amontillado.»
The estimated mean retail price of a 4 - litre
cask of wine containing 36 standard drinks would increase by 190 % to $ 36.00, and the estimated mean retail price of a 750 ml bottle of fortified wine containing 11 standard drinks would increase by 58 % to $ 12.53.
Other Sherry facts: The Amontillado referred to in
the Cask of Amontillado is referring to a specific kind of Sherry.
There's The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and
The Cask of Amontillado, with other references scaterred throughout.
Back when I was in high school, one of my classes had been American Literature, and during the course of reading his short story, «
The Cask of Amontillado», our instructor told us of how Edgar Allan Poe believed that every element of a story should push forward the plot in some way; even little details that might otherwise seem inconsequential actually fill in the thematic blanks to make the story a more enriching and engrossing experience for the reader.
After the Q&A, the studio held a mixer in the garden, where an open bar served «FOX on the rocks» cocktails (actually, sake with sangria) and Kojima et al participated in a traditional Japanese Kagami biraki ceremony, in which
a cask of sake is broken open and served in wooden cups for good luck.
On one early October day, students in the second - third period class brought flashlights so they could read «
The Cask of Amontillado» in the dark and get the full effect of Poe's dark themes.
Others, like «
The Cask of Amontillado» (a little over 2000 words), are so lodged in the canon and in our minds that we are tempted to overlook their conciseness.
Even better, they had a big
cask of sake beside the baths and little square wood cups to drink it with.
Several items from the winery are displayed, including a record book that lists the winery's production and the destination of
every cask of wine.
However, Congress denied his request for a quarter
cask of wine as payment for its creation.
Not exact matches
The whiskey, called «Jameson Bow Street 18 Years» is a
cask strength whiskey that represents the brand's strongest globally available whiskey ever, and its new top
of the line.
It also reintroduces a little bit more
of that first - fill bourbon
cask type
of flavor that almost enhances the vanilla sweetness,» says Nation.
«To have it as a
cask strength expression as well now — it takes all
of those flavors, that rich wood, that toffee, that spice, and it raises up the level because
of the intensity
of cask strength.»
While your normal glass
of whiskey would be «proofed» and diluted with water,
cask strength is sold the same way it comes out
of the barrel.
This rye whiskey, made in Caribbean Rum
casks that previously held French cognac, has a strong aroma
of brown sugar and spice and tastes
of vanilla oak and maple sugar.
For example, we saw how well received the Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX (extra matured in Pedro Ximenez
casks) was a few years ago and we wanted to introduce some
of that element to our permanent range, so we reformulated The Lasanta to contain as much PX extra matured Glenmorangie as was practical.
(The legendary distiller's Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry
Cask 2013 whiskey was crowned «World Whisky
of the Year» in the 2015 edition
of Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.
The Jameson 18 - year old was a showstopper, rich with notes
of the fermenting fertility
of the Irish bog, a delicious funkiness that was echoed in the next bottle, a rare peated Irish whiskey: Connemara
Cask Strength single malt.
(Those
casks are made
of Spanish oak then seasoned for 18 months with dry Oloroso sherry, then shipped up to Scotland, where they're filled with Macallan's whisky.
That gives the Commonwealth a total inventory
of 6,657,063 barrels
of Bourbon, the most since 1974 when 6,683,654 new charred oak
casks were gently aging in Bluegrass warehouses.
Ballast Point Victory at Sea, an Imperial Porter with a blend
of cold steeped Caffe Calabria Coffee and Vanilla, aged in Rye Whiskey Oak
Casks for a duration
of 6 to 12 months.
I saw such offerings literally piled up beside other pyramids
of rice wine
casks and cognac bottles which other dealers had donated to the god
of this shrine.
The centrepiece
of the site is an 18th Century Grade II listed Threshing Barn which will initially house TOAD's
casks and grain.
The 1995 expression, finished in Oloroso sherry
casks has, according to the distillery, flavours
of heavy dried fruits, rich sherry, honeyed oak spice and dark chocolate.
Highland - based Tomatin Distillery has launched a trio
of special edition single malt whisky expressions with distinctive
cask maturations, which include a 14 - year - old Cabernet Sauvignon, 9 - year - old Caribbean rum and 21 - year - old oloroso sherry.
Douglas Laing & Co is releasing a new core single malt single
cask range
of Scotch whiskies called Old Particular.
The independent Scotch whisky specialist claims the new release is a «particularly» unique series
of individually hand - selected aged single
cask malts from all over Scotland — each bottled according to the founders» philosophy
of topmost quality.
Jan Beckers comments: «I am lucky enough to have been involved in the selection
of thousands
of casks at Douglas Laing and I am particularly excited about this new range.
Angostura ® 7 Year Old Dark — A blend
of light, medium and heavy rums distilled in Angostura's state -
of - the - art five - column continuous still to different intensities before each being matured in hand - selected Bourbon Oak
casks for a minimum
of seven years.
Additionally, the anniversary celebration featured the release
of The Hennessy 250 Collector's Blend, which the company describes as «a unique anniversary blend, born
of select aging in 250 specially constructed
casks; a blend crafted to illustrate our enduring pursuit
of perfection in cognac.»
Nelson's Green Brier Distillery produces a variety
of spirits, from its Belle Meade ™ Bourbon, Belle Meade Bourbon Sherry
Cask Finish, and Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee White Whiskey brands.
Such is the story
of the Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix, which came into being after a snow - filled winter caused some warehouse roofs to collapse and exposed spirit - filled
casks to low temperatures.
Matured in three different types
of oak
cask (sherry, traditional bourbon and new oak), the whiskey then goes into the large, handcrafted wooden Solera Vat.
They currently offer moonshine products, rye, bourbon and cherry
cask whiskey; all
of which can be purchased within select locations in Kentucky.
The role
of the
cask Bourbon barrels contribute vanilla, honey, fruit and spices, with a light, dry sweetness.
Sandy Hyslop, Ballantine's master blender, comments: «Each
of the
casks are personally nosed by me to ensure a balance between liquid and
cask, something George Ballantine — a pioneer in the art
of maturing whisky in quality
casks — would have approved
of.
While it still operates a substantial
cask wine business and many
of its brands are in the «commercial» wine segment, it has also moved further upmarket with acquisitions such as the Grant Burge Wines purchase in late 2014.
Angela D'Orazio, master blender at Mackmyra says: «It is very special to have blended our oldest whisky from four different types
of cask.
«The Singleton
of Glen Ord Sensorium» mimics a
cask and is built surrounded by a 360 ° video projection.
Hannah Fisher, international marketing manager
of malts, Beam Suntory, says: «Bowmore is a brand with rich heritage and having the world's oldest Scotch maturation warehouse that houses so many treasures in each and every
cask we wanted consumers to be able to see and feel this unique environment and unlock the hidden depths
of the brand for themselves.»
After years
of experimenting with different
cask profiles and laying the liquid to rest for just the right amount
of time, I'm pleased to share a rich and deeply flavourful Irish single malt, perfect for every day and every man.»
Ed Cottrell, WGS managing director, global travel retail, says: «We are continually refreshing and revitalizing the Glenfiddich offer and this move reflects the ongoing evolution
of the
Cask Collection range, ensuring relevancy to our core consumers.»