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11 Great Scotches Aged in Virgin Oak
http://whiskyadvocate.com/11-virgin-oak-aged-scotches/

Thanks! I like how it distinguishes those that were fully aged in new oak vs those that were just finish ...

There are certainly distilleries out there that mature in ex sherry casks that have seen sherry maturation. They just have to have the casks broken down, shopped and reassembled. They are expensive, t ...

- I think (haven't checked) the Midleton have recently done a series of bottlings using local oak from different forests and specific trees. Dair Ghealach? A range of different bottles - not sure if ...

The history is fascinating. And there is a long history of utilizing used barrels in many cases such as Scotch. But there is also a long history of using virgin barrels as well for other whiskey class ...

I see.

Naturally, it wouldn't be a fair comparison anyway as New Make will vary from distillery to distillery based on the production method; whilst casks have a significant impact on the resultant ...

Glen garioch virgin oak - pretty good. Very sweet, can find for around Â£60
Auchentoshan virgin oak - Good, quite young. Similar money.

I'll have a think. There are more...

So close! The ...

My personal interest is in enjoying and comparing spirits of pure source grain (or fruit in the case of brandies) and that have no influence from other agricultural products during aging other than th ...

Thank you for the replies. Deanston looked promising but the Virgin Oak bottles are first aged in Bourbon casks and then finished in virgin oak per the video on the website. As for Bruichladdich, they ...

I'm just wondering if there is a distillery producing Scotch that:

1 - does not use caramel color, ever.

2 - has a line of Scotch that does not use bourbon or sherry barrels, but rather either n ...