Highland distillery Aberfeldy has revealed a 21-year-old single malt whisky finished in Malbec wine casks from Argentinian winery Finca Ambrosia. Aberfeldy 21 Year Old Malbec Cask Finish was initially matured in a combination of sherry hogsheads and refill bourbon barrels before being finished for eight months in Finca Ambrosia Malbec casks, bottled at 46% alcohol […]
Highland distillery Aberfeldy has revealed a 21-year-old single malt whisky finished in Malbec wine casks from Argentinian winery Finca Ambrosia.
Aberfeldy 21 Year Old Malbec Cask Finish was initially matured in a combination of sherry hogsheads and refill bourbon barrels before being finished for eight months in Finca Ambrosia Malbec casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of blackcurrant, cinnamon, honey, rosemary, sage, strawberry and vanilla.
Aberfeldy 21 Year Old Malbec Cask Finish is being made available for $280 per bottle in Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK and the USA.
Bushmills has released Bushmills 14 Year Old – a 14-year-old single malt Irish whiskey finished in Malaga wine casks. Bushmills 14 Year Old was matured in both first and second-fill bourbon barrels for 14 years, finished for up to 12 months in Malaga casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said […]
Bushmills has released Bushmills 14 Year Old – a 14-year-old single malt Irish whiskey finished in Malaga wine casks.
Bushmills 14 Year Old was matured in both first and second-fill bourbon barrels for 14 years, finished for up to 12 months in Malaga casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, honey and milk chocolate.
Bushmills 14 Year Old is being made available for $70 per bottle.
Tobermory has released a 26-year=old whisky finished in Oloroso sherry casks as part of their Hebridean Series – the whisky originates from a 2008 15-year-old release that was left in the same casks to mature for another 11 years. Tobermory’s 26-year-old is said to contain notes of honey, toffee and walnuts. Only 4,560 bottles are […]
Tobermory has released a 26-year=old whisky finished in Oloroso sherry casks as part of their Hebridean Series – the whisky originates from a 2008 15-year-old release that was left in the same casks to mature for another 11 years.
Tobermory’s 26-year-old is said to contain notes of honey, toffee and walnuts.
Only 4,560 bottles are being made available for $470 per bottle via the distillery’s website.
Old school brand Chivas Regal has created a new blend – Chivas Regal 13 Irish Whiskey Cask – that includes some Irish whiskey in the mix. Chivas Extra 13 Irish Whiskey Cask is a traditional Chivas Regal blend of Scotch whiskies but with the added twist of a portion of the blend being finished for […]
Old school brand Chivas Regal has created a new blend – Chivas Regal 13 Irish Whiskey Cask – that includes some Irish whiskey in the mix.
Chivas Extra 13 Irish Whiskey Cask is a traditional Chivas Regal blend of Scotch whiskies but with the added twist of a portion of the blend being finished for an undisclosed amount of time in unnamed Irish whiskey casks
Chivas Extra 13 Irish Whiskey Cask was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of honey, red apple and spice.
However, there is one caveat – Chivas Extra 13 Irish Whiskey Cask is only being made available in worldwide travel retail venues.
Irish Distillers-owned Green Spot has collaborated with Canadian winery Quails’ Gate [based in British Columbia] to produce a pinot noir-finished Irish whiskey for their Wine Geese Series, which features Ireland’s contributions to the world of wine. The limited edition Green Spot Quails’ Gate was initially matured in both American oak and ex-sherry casks before being […]
Irish Distillers-owned Green Spot has collaborated with Canadian winery Quails’ Gate [based in British Columbia] to produce a pinot noir-finished Irish whiskey for their Wine Geese Series, which features Ireland’s contributions to the world of wine.
The limited edition Green Spot Quails’ Gate was initially matured in both American oak and ex-sherry casks before being finished for 16 months in Quails’ Gates’ pinot noir casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, cherry, cranberry, nutmeg, pear, raspberry and vanilla.
Green Spot Quails’ Gate Irish whiskey is being made available in Canada, Ireland, France, the UK and the USA for $80 per bottle.
Heaven’s Door Spirits – co-founded by iconic American folk singer, Bob Dylan, in 2018 – has added to their Bootleg Series with the release of an 11-year-old wheated bourbon finished in Islay whisky casks. Heaven’s Door Spirits Bootleg Series Vol IV is an 11-year-old wheated bourbon which spent nearly a year finishing in seasoned Scotch […]
Heaven’s Door Spirits – co-founded by iconic American folk singer, Bob Dylan, in 2018 – has added to their Bootleg Series with the release of an 11-year-old wheated bourbon finished in Islay whisky casks.
Heaven’s Door Spirits Bootleg Series Vol IV is an 11-year-old wheated bourbon which spent nearly a year finishing in seasoned Scotch casks from Islay, was then bottled at 55.5% alcohol by volume [111 proof] and is said to offer notes of cedar, leather, peat, marzipan, sandalwood and sugar plums.
Heaven’s Door Spirits Bootleg Series Vol IV also features an oil painting by Dylan [titled “Lighthouse in Maine (2017)”] on the handmade ceramic bottle.
Heaven;s Door Spirits Bootleg Series Vol IV is being made available for $500 per bottle from the official Heaven’s Door website.
Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has released a limited edition 21-year-old single malt. Glen Scotia 21-Year-Old was matured in both refill ex-bourbon barrels as well as re-fill American oak hogsheads before being finished in a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, then bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, […]
Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has released a limited edition 21-year-old single malt.
Glen Scotia 21-Year-Old was matured in both refill ex-bourbon barrels as well as re-fill American oak hogsheads before being finished in a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, then bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, cinnamon, cloves and raisin.
Only 2,500 bottles of Glen Scotia 21-Year-Old are being made available for $325 per bottle via the official Glen Scotia website.
Ian Macleod Distillers has released Smokehead Terminado – an Islay single malt whisky finished in tequila casks. Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado was finished in tequila casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to offer notes of barbecued pineapple, blood orange, lime, peach and toffee. Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado is being […]
Ian Macleod Distillers has released Smokehead Terminado – an Islay single malt whisky finished in tequila casks.
Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado was finished in tequila casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to offer notes of barbecued pineapple, blood orange, lime, peach and toffee.
Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado is being made available via both Amazon and the official site [smokehead.com] for $85 per 700ml bottle.
On a very technical level, the Redemption Cognac Cask Finished Bourbon is not a bourbon. I know, it doesn’t make sense when I say that right? But hang in for a second. The actual technical definition of bourbon does not allow for the use of used cooperage, to be a bourbon it can only ever […]
On a very technical level, the Redemption Cognac Cask Finished Bourbon is not a bourbon. I know, it doesn’t make sense when I say that right? But hang in for a second. The actual technical definition of bourbon does not allow for the use of used cooperage, to be a bourbon it can only ever employ new charred oak. A beautifully simple requirement that forces transparency.
Because, technically, bourbon is no longer bourbon once it touches used cooperage, and is essentially just American whiskey, it has forced cask disclosure so the term Bourbon can still be used in branding and marketing. That’s why every bourbon, or rye, finished in a cask other than new charred oak calls it out in the name. It legally has to because it’s no longer a bourbon. It’s both technically, and legally, a “Bourbon Finished in XXX casks”.
Yes, the liquid itself, the bourbon, doesn’t magically turn into something else; the spirit itself does not change the second it touches used oak. It does change from the cask influence, but it still started out as a bourbon. So it’s logical to still call it bourbon, but it’s not accurate on a technical or legal level. It’s a fun one to think about eh’?
“To create this unique limited-edition offering, Master Blender Dave Carpenter takes our award-winning High Rye Bourbon and finishes it in complex Cognac casks.” – Redemption
Sometimes finishing works, sometimes it doesn’t; this is a case of does. The finishing delivers a complimentary set of aromas and flavors and they matched the casks to the whiskey well.
It seems, all too often, the cognac is hidden so deep in the background of finished whisky you wonder why they even did it. But here it’s front and center, but balanced and mixing well. I’m a fan of this Redemption Bourbon Finished In Cognac Casks.
*Disclosure: The sample for this finished bourbon review was graciously sent to me by the company without obligation. The views, opinions, and tasting notes are 100% my own.
Redemption Bourbon Finished In Cognac Casks Review
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Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks.
Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before …
Courvoisier has released a new cognac – Courvisier Mizunara – finished in Japanese mizunara casks.
Courvisier Mizunara Cognac was made using Grand Champagne – a cru from the Cognac region – and aged in French oak barrels before being finished mizunara casks.
Only 500 bottles of Courvisier Mizunara are being offered at $2,000 per bottle.
