From their IPAs, which range from tropical notes to piquant pine; to their stouts, which run from coffee to a creamy, chocolate - undertoned variety aged in
sherry barrels.
Four extremely limited anniversary expressions will be showcased during the Laphroaig Live broadcast: Laphroaig ® 15 Year Old, the official expression of the 200th anniversary; Laphroaig ® Cairdeas 2015, a limited - release expression distilled using only the original small stills; Laphroaig ® 21 Year Old, an expression created for the Friends of Laphroaig's 21st Birthday, also this year; and Laphroaig ® 32 Year Old, a rare expression 100 % matured in
sherry barrels.
Afterward, it's aged in a combination of first - fill American bourbon barrels, 2nd - fill American bourbon barrels, and
sherry barrels for 18 to 22 years, then blended together.
Not exact matches
One of the unique innovations that Port Brewing is known for is its use of more than 1,000 oak bourbon, brandy,
sherry and wine
barrels.
Whiskey,
sherry or muscatel, the current trend on the worldwide craft beer scene is
barrel aging.
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.
Kirsteen Campbell, master blender for The Famous Grouse explains: «Within two years we see significant colour and character development, with a
sherry cask having a greater impact than a Bourbon
barrel, as
sherry casks provide a higher level of flavour compounds to be extracted by the maturing grain whisky.
Launching internationally from April 2016, Jameson Crested is a triple - distilled Irish whiskey that brings together rich pot still Irish whiskey and grain whiskey, matured in a high proportion of
sherry casks, as well as bourbon
barrels.
Four Pillars has also just released a pair of
barrel - aged gins, one matured in ex-chardonnay casks, one in
barrels that once held Australian «
sherry» — or apera as it's now known.
Using the signature Powers pot still distillate, it has been matured mainly in American bourbon
barrels with the subtle inclusion of whiskey, matured in Spanish Oloroso
sherry casks.
Green Spot Château Léoville Barton is initially matured in a traditional mix of ex-Oloroso
sherry, new Bourbon and ex-Bourbon
barrels and then transferred into the ex-Bordeaux wine casks for between 12 and 24 months.
«When we bottle them, an original bottle of the muscat, or
sherry or port or bourbon or whatever was in that
barrel before we took use of it will be part of that box set when the whisky is matured.
Laphroaig Triple Wood goes through a distinct triple maturation process that includes ex-bourbon
barrels, 19thCentury - style quarter casks and specially selected European Oak oloroso
sherry casks.
This limited edition is the second offering of Twin Wood, a whiskey aged in two types of wood, bourbon
barrels and
sherry casks.