Cask Strength, which is the strength of the original barrel, refers to whiskey bottled without adding water and retaining the alcohol content in the barrel. Since barrel strong generally has a higher alcohol content and can fuse more aromatic substances, barrel strong whiskey generally does not undergo condensation and filtering.
barrels of strong whiskey can fully appreciate the original flavor of whiskey, thus making whiskey gourmets intoxicated. But for ordinary novices or beginners, the pungent and burning sensation brought by the strong barrel will still make people retreat. Of course, adding some clean water can solve the problem.
This winter seems to be extremely cold. If you have a barrel of strong whiskey at this time, it would be great. As the saying goes, strong wine warms the heart.
Below, I recommend 10 highly representative whiskeys for everyone to choose from.
1, Glenallachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 4)
Producing area: Scottish Spiel, alcohol content: 56.1%, international price: $73
Tasting: The fourth edition of the Granallachie 10 Year Original Barrel Strength Edition, made of PX barrel (Pedro Ximénez) and Oloroso Sherry barrels and a small amount of new barrels of raw wine. It is uncondensed filtered and caramel-colored. It is limited to 2,600 bottles worldwide. This is a rich and sweet single ale with scents of dark chocolate, vanilla, syrup, orange and cinnamon. The aftertaste contains raisins, dark chocolate, heather honey and orange peel.
2, Edradour (2007) 12 Year Old Natural Cask Strength (Edradour 2007 12 Year Old Natural Cask Strength)
Producing Area: Scottish Highlands, Alcohol: 57.5%, International Price: $124
Tasting: Bottled in September 2020 after ripening for 12 years, exuding the aroma of bourbon biscuits, oak vanilla and caramel chocolate, accompanied by the aroma of pepper oak, vanilla gummies and chocolate raisins.
3, Arran Machrie Moor Cask Strength
Production area: Scottish Island Area, alcohol content: 56.2%, international price: $123
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4, Springbank Aged 12 Years Cask Strength
Producing area: Campbell Town, Scotland, alcohol content: 52-57%, international price: US$244
Tasting: Two batches of Genting 12 Years Cask Strength will be produced every year, each batch is ripened by Sherry barrels and Bourbon barrels. The ratios of different batches are different, and the alcohol content is between 52-57%. The wine style has a strong wine power like a storm, sweet and long aftertaste. Classics and praises are definitely representative must-drink styles.
5, Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 012)
Producing Area: Isle, Scotland, Alcohol: 60.1%, International Price: $91
Tasting: This is the 12th edition, bottled in February 2020, with the fragrance of sweet biscuits, smoked cedar and Manuka honey, accompanied by the taste of pipe tobacco, old leather, candles and vanilla. The texture is charred oak, toasted marshmallows, toffees, sea salt and Belgian caramel waffles, as well as roasted coffee beans, gooey toffee pudding and white pepper, wrapped in peat smoke.
6, Maker's Mark Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Production area: Kentucky, USA, alcohol content: 55.05%, international price: $53
Tasting: This MG Barrel is produced in small batches and has rich caramel, cinnamon, vanilla and tobacco flavors, and more flavors such as raisins, roasted apples and custard. The aftertaste is long, very delicate and sweet, without bitter taste.
7, Robin 12 Year Old Cask Strength, 2019 (Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength)
Producing Area: Ireland, Alcohol: 55.8%, International Price: US$86
Tasting: Robin 12 Year Old Cask Strength, 2019, was released in Sherry Buckets and Bourbon Buckets, exuding the aroma of almond cakes, freshly baked bread, herbs, apricots and citrus, and a faint dried fruit flavor. The taste is scented by tropical fruits, kiwi, vanilla, sea salt, raisins and seedless raisins.
8, Japan - The Matsui Mizunara Cask Cask Strength (The Matsui Mizunara Cask Cask Strength)
Production area: Japan, Alcohol: unknown, International price: unknown
This is a wine model that has not been released yet, and it is only matured in the water barrel, which is very worth looking forward to. Matsui Mizuki single barrel No. 318 was named "The Best Single Barrel of Japan of 2021" by the "2021 Whiskey Bible". Jim Murray believes that "a refreshing fragrance, magical ability, can feel the scent of oak and malt cross-border and layered flavor", "the most Japanese-style malt with Japanese characteristics", "This is the most complex whiskey I have tasted so far this year (this is No. 1058, and it took 90 minutes to taste) is definitely the best choice for the world of whiskey of the year".
9, Taiwan - Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength
Producing Area: Taiwan, China, Alcohol: 56.3%, International Price: US$106
tasting: The same series of wines won the WWA world's best single malt whiskey in 2015, and is known as "the taste is surprisingly smooth, like milk chocolate soaked in bourbon." It has a colorful fruity aroma such as melon, mango, vanilla, caramel, sweet, delicate and balanced, perfectly presenting the wonderful combination of fruit and oak.
10, Amurt Peated Single Malt Cask Strength
Producing Area: India, Alcohol: 62.8%, International Price: US$87
Tasting: Brewed from 100% Scottish peat barley and ripened in Bangalore. It has a rich and full aroma such as smoked, butterfly frog fish and pepper. The entrance is a surprisingly strong peat smell accompanied by the smell of nuts and oak. The aftertaste is elegant and long, and it has the sweetness of licorice and honey.
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