[If you missed it, here’s part one: What was a sherry cask? ]
These days, the vast majority of sherry casks used to mature Scotch whisky are specifically built for the whisky industry. They are still usually constructed in the same way as a traditional sherry cask, whether it was used to mature sherry in a solera or transport it around the world. However, not all casks are the same, and there are a number of choices made during their creation.
The first choice is the type of oak to be used. The usual division of oak types in the whisky...
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