The Waxhole: Speakeasy & Whisk(e)y Lounge
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kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
Never heard of this distillery, but that intrigues me.
Sherry Cask normally adds a lot of dried fruit on the palate.
wokeupnew
Well-Known Member
I’ve been having this one with a little ice so I’ll have to pay attention to the flavors a little more. The aroma is definitely of a candied fruit and toffee
Splunders
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If you like that finish a lot, there's a TON of sherry finished whiskey out there to explore. One thing to look for are whether its first fill vs refill sherry casks or not. First fill will likely impart more of the sherry imbued flavors into the whiskey, whereas refill is more likely to be subtler.
Mather
Unknown Member
I can't do sherry cask, everytime I try I feel like I should be at a proper English breakfast eating crumpets and talking about the weather and then Mrs. Hickinbottom has one too many and tells a dirty limerick and everybody politely titters but you can tell Mrs. Farnsworth is NONE TOO PLEASED and then the bobbies arrive and haul everyone away for tax evasion.
On second thought maybe I'll have more sherry.
On second thought maybe I'll have more sherry.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
I feel like if I were Scottish I’d challenge you to a fight for this comment
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
I have enough Scottish blood in me I will just give him a Glasgow hand shake
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
maybe @Thackeraye can help us out
Joe Mac
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Yeah I tend to prefer finished in a sherry cask rather than the full mature. Stout cask has become a personal favourite finish of mine the last few years too.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
A huge proportion of scotches are matured or finished in sherry casks. It’s the most commonly used cask aside from perhaps ex-bourbon.
Mather
Unknown Member
I think the difference here is, I'm speaking of specificly labeled "sherry cask" liquors which tends to be WAY more sherry forward than your average Scotch. For instance, Red Head Writers Tears. I love Writers Tears but I find the Red Head tastes like someone washed the glass with meraschino cherries.
Joe Mac
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I think sherry has a bad reputation because of the sweet white stuff Grannies get pissed on. Dry white and red Sherry’s, whilst not my bag, are pretty nice.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
I really should experiment with them more.
On that note, though, tonight I am inspired by @Splunders.
happy birthday to me 
Noice…. Happy Birthday! Love the Laphroaig. I’ll have a pour of the Quarter Cask for you. How is the sherry oak finish?
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
The Sherry Oak is good! Not a night and day difference from the 10, but it does have a nice deep color and an underlying dried fruit element to the nose and the palate, well integrated and very pleasant. That said, in my state it costs $30 more (!!) than the regular 10, $10 more than the Quarter Cask, and the same as the 10 Cask Strength, and from that group I’m taking the 10 CS all day every day and twice on Sunday. I don’t regret buying it, but they should be pricing it the same as the Quarter Cask, at the most.
Splunders
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The non standard offerings from Jack Daniels have gotten a lot of really good reviews lately, including this. This is fantastic. It reminds me of High West Rendesvous Rye, back when they still sourced and blended. It's got classic rye spice, but also dill and other herbal notes. Its not just spicy cinnamon like a lot of rye out there. Little bit oily mouthfeel. For ~$35, it's a steal.
