We all know and love sherried whisky, but what exactly is a sherry cask? In this video we take a deep dive into the history of sherry casks and their use in the whisky industry.
A big thank you again to Speyside Cooperage for hosting me. Do check it out if you ever find yourself up in Speyside.
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0:00 Start
0:18 Introduction
1:06 What is sherry?
1:29 How is sherry made & matured?
2:57 The origins of whisky & casks
3:52 The evolution of whisky casks
4:32 The origins of sherry matured whisky
6:18 The first 'replica' sherry casks
6:39 William Lowrie
7:22 Paxarette
8:56 Changes in Spanish sherry laws
9:16 Modern 'sherry' casks
10:54 Summary
12:28 Thank you to Speyside Cooperage
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