While some whiskeys, like bourbon, have requirements for how long and in what type of barrel they are aged, there’s a little more flexibility in how the products are finished. And today more than ever, industrious distillers around the world are experimenting with different cask finishes. Oak aging provides the spirit’s signature color and flavor notes like vanilla and baking spice. Cask-finishing lets distillers add secondary flavors that compl…
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