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Everything You Need To Know About The Whiskey Sour

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When the Navy was conducting voyages in the Caribbean in the 16 and 1700s they found themselves a plentiful supply of rum. With a much longer shelf life than beer, rum became the sailors’ first choice of tipple. The rum and lemon/lime juice concoction became known as ‘Grog’. Essentially, hungover. This, of course, is disputed.

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5 Unique Cask-Finished Scotches To Expand Your Palate

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From Oloroso sherry to red wine casks, whisky enthusiasts with a penchant for adventure can journey through many different finishes to find their favorites. Glenmorangie has shown off everything from sherry, port, rye casks, and most famously with this, ex-Sauternes wine casks.

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Ron Swanson’s Favorite Scotch: Your Ultimate Guide To Lagavulin & Nick Offerman

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Between 2019-2024, Nick Offerman collaborated with Lagavulin to release four Offerman Edition expressions, each 11 Years Old and bottled at 46% ABV, featuring cask finishes including Guiness, Charred Oak, and ex-Caribbean rum. The Offerman Charred Oak Edition was the first to be released across both the US and UK whisky markets.

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Scotch Whisky Legends: Springbank 12 Year Old 100 Proof Samaroli

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Then banana flambéed, coconut… Then some high-end wine (great old Pomerol – no, not just any merlot)… Then chicory… Then lots of pineapple liqueur, Malibu, old Muscat wine. Raisins, quince jelly, very old rum. Nose: extreme beehive, wax, propolis, old papers… Mirabelle jam, quince jelly… absolutely brilliant.

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Berry Bros & Rudd Launches One-Off ‘Glens & Valleys’ Scotch Collection

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Credit: Berry Bros & Rudd Historic wine and spirits merchant, Berry Bros. & It will explore a selection of rums and whiskies hailing from coastal landscapes across the globe. The first part of the ‘A Sense of Place’ collection celebrates Scotland’s glens & valleys. Spirits Curator at Berry Bros. &

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The Ultimate Guide To The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Whisky

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The cask used for finishing will usually have previously held a different type of spirit, wine, or other liquid. The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask Whisky is transferred into ex-rum casks. Sherry casks are the most common, but there are plenty of examples of other cask varieties being used.

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New Releases: Tobermory, Douglas Laing, Lost In Time, Mortlach, & Ballantine’s

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The Ledaig Triple Wood is a blend of whiskies matured in three types of casks: wine, bourbon, and port. The whisky was also matured in “a three-cask finish of bold provenance”, with the liquid divided tin three different types of casks for finishing: Bordeaux wine, Calvados, and Guatemalan rum.

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