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In this role, Walker and her team have access to more than ten million casks from the 30 distilleries that Diageo owns, some of which are from ghost distilleries that were shuttered years ago like Port Ellen and Brora (both of which were revived and have started to make whisky again).
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
The use of chestnut casks is uncommon but not unheard of in Irish whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
Jameson is matured for a minimum of three years, as is required by law, in a combination of ex-bourbon and sherry casks, which is the key to that whiskey’s flavor.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
That appears to be different from the previous iteration of Triple Triple, a travel retail exclusive that used malaga casks as the third component (a type of sweet wine from Spain).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
It’s typically aged in ex-bourbon casks, although the distillery has been experimenting with maturing or finishing rums in various other cask types, including Cognac casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
It’s distilled from molasses and aged in bourbon and sherry casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
It’s distilled from sugarcane honey and aged in ex-bourbon, sherry, and wine casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The casks that aged this expression were in a central location in one of Bushmills’ first traditional warehouses.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
The use of chestnut casks is uncommon but not unheard of in Irish whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
Jameson is matured for a minimum of three years, as is required by law, in a combination of ex-bourbon and sherry casks, which is the key to that whiskey’s flavor.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
That appears to be different from the previous iteration of Triple Triple, a travel retail exclusive that used malaga casks as the third component (a type of sweet wine from Spain).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
It’s typically aged in ex-bourbon casks, although the distillery has been experimenting with maturing or finishing rums in various other cask types, including Cognac casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
It’s distilled from molasses and aged in bourbon and sherry casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
It’s distilled from sugarcane honey and aged in ex-bourbon, sherry, and wine casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The casks that aged this expression were in a central location in one of Bushmills’ first traditional warehouses.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Casks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casks. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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