Why Casks Matter: Bourbon cask vs Sherry cask

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Why Casks Matter: Bourbon cask vs Sherry cask

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In this video, we explore whisky casks and how different methods of maturation and types of barrels/casks can impart different flavours to your whisky.
We look at whisky sizes (hogshead, sherry butts, etc), first-fill barrels vs refill barrels, where the whisky was previously aged - like bourbon barrels and ex-sherry casks, how scotch is aged and how that affects the whisky (why age statements are important).
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@mbos4115 4 жыл бұрын

Love these videos, very clear, no bullshit, just quick facts with examples! Nice!

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you like them.

@WhiskeyStraightAl 4 жыл бұрын

There is just 'that' something about your videos that is enchanting. I love what you do. First Phil - first class! Sláinte from Northern Ireland.

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al! Good to you have you watching from Northern Ireland! My mother is northern Irish, so it’s a special place for me.

@b3aStYyY 4 жыл бұрын

Its incredible how much one can learn from your vids Phil! Another great one! Thanks for putting so much effort in these!

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

That really means a lot and is exactly why I made the video. My pleasure, grateful to share!

@donomar7178 2 жыл бұрын

Straight to the point, excelent video, finally found my favorite whisky channel, underrated channel, hidden gem

@FirstPhilWhisky 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don! Great to have you watching! Appreciate that

@ashleyslingers2814 2 жыл бұрын

These things are hardly ever explained for newbies. Thanks Phil

@davidelourenco2537 3 жыл бұрын

Great summary of a lot of topics which could be delved in for an hour. TOP!

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks!

@budj13 3 жыл бұрын

Great content, Phil. You do a good job of packing a lot of information in a short and engaging video. Keep up the good work.

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@blucheer8743 Жыл бұрын

I just bought a bottle of green spot finished up in a Zinfandel barrel from California very interest color smell and taste… me likey!

@heitoroz7272 2 жыл бұрын

Brazil is starting its whisky production. We are using ex-cachaça barrels of brazilian woods, like Amburana.

@njmudaliar 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Phil! I just opened a lovely store pick bottle of High West's Double Rye which was finished for 8 months in a French Banyuls wine cask. Thanks for helping us learn about whiskey

@mrboonski1 4 жыл бұрын

currently sat in a hotel room in inverness, drinking a bottle of single malt whisky, watching your videos 👊

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Slightly jealous 😅 - make sure you go to lots of distilleries!

@jimmytwotoes 4 жыл бұрын

I just so happen to be drinking an Ardbeg Blaack, made with Pinot Noir casks from your wonderful homeland! It’s great to see distilleries experimenting more and more with different casks, it looks like we’re entering an era where age statements are less important and taste and is the biggest factor. My most coveted bottle is a Port Charlotte Valinch because I poured it out of the barrel myself (so purely sentimental), it’s great but it certainly isn’t the tastiest. It’s interesting to see the premium put on single cask releases when for my money the nicest is when the master distiller can blend from a selection. Then again I do like a unique expression every now and then so there’s room for both in my world.

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

That’s a really interesting point about single casks. I guess they are probably a bit more hit and miss. Fantastic! I haven’t had that Ardbeg and didn’t even realise they were using NZ Pinot Noir! If you ever visit NZ, make sure you go to the central Otago wine region near Queenstown. It’s the Pinot Noir capital for NZ wine.

@haydenhewitt9427 3 жыл бұрын

@@FirstPhilWhisky Last years Longrow Red was aged 8 years in ex-bourbon casks then 3 years in NZ Pinot Noir barriques from Central Otago. It is spectacular!

@janhemony8630 2 ай бұрын

Great information, thanks !Greetings from Amsterdam!

@maximebeldio5498 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Phil, thank you a lot for this video which helped me a lot for my job interview in a liquor store specializing in whisky 😊

@raybriffa3534 3 жыл бұрын

Another really well made and informative spot. Excellent and thank you.

@dakotah6828 3 жыл бұрын

Happened upon this video, really like your style. Gonna be watching a lot more!

@ronaldweaver6791 11 ай бұрын

Could you make a video on American whiskey. Maybe it is not your expertise but your good at explaining these things.

@tincarcueva1896 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative content! I just initially like the taste of whiskey before, drinking them neat. I only prefer the taste and no idea about it. Now I started collecting premiums and this is a good start to learn more about them. Subscribed!

@iliasel3661 3 жыл бұрын

Properly done informative video. Definitely helps. Thank you!

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks mate

@randomfpv22 4 жыл бұрын

Good to see u Phil 👍

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Good to have you here! Cheers 🥃

@Openbookko Жыл бұрын

I find whiskey very interesting. Currently I am gathering a nice collection of different single malts brands. I found Lagavulin 16 awesome

@tainmoewai 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Phil!

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers 🥃

@jasonolyver6430 2 ай бұрын

My question is this, besides finishes which takes up to a couple of years in a secondary barrel, and solera where the whisky goes through several barrels as it ages; does anyone start with say a few dozen quarter casks for 4 years, then transfer that whisky into A.S.B for 5 years, then put it into butts for 6 years and ultimately put it all into gordas for 7 to 10 years? expensive? yes; does it need adjusting and monitoring of very well-chosen casks? yes; but will it not come up with some really complex profile? And of course, it should be bottled at cask strength.

@jckbquck Жыл бұрын

In your video here, you used the prefix "ex" rather loosely, pretty much on the bourbon, sherry, and port casks. If I'm not mistaken, you will ONLY see the prefix "ex" on "Ex-Bourbon Cask" whisky. From what I understand, it's because bourbon makers, although willing to sell used casks to "an island where people speak funny", are not willing to lend the name "bourbon" to whiskey makers' labels; whereas the port makers and sherry makers don't mind. So, legally, whisky makers put the prefix "ex" in front of the word "bourbon" to satisfy contractual limits / requirements they have with bourbon makers when buying those used casks.

@TredeRenato 3 жыл бұрын

pleasurable video to be watched

@raulthefuture 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, Phil. It took me so long when I started drinking whisky to understand casks. At first I thought sherry cask meant it was matured in a barrel made of the wood of a sherry tree. Only when I visited a distillery I understood it was an oak barrel which previously held sherry. Keep up the good work !!!

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raul. Yeah I was super confused by it initially too. Glad it's helpful! Thanks 🥃

@motosnape 3 жыл бұрын

Just to confuse matters further, the Irish have recently been experimenting with different wood types in their cask construction!👍

@NorwoodPearson 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation!

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to share!

@willemkilian9563 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I would like to add that there are two different types of cask bottled whiskies. Both are bottled straight from a cask, but with a cask bottling, you don't necessarily know if that whisky spent the entire period of maturation in that one cask or if that cask was just used to ACE/finish it. A true bona fide single cask whisky would have spent the entire maturation period, from the point where it was new make spirit, in that one cask. That's just my opinion.

@taylorjames1985 4 жыл бұрын

Great as ever, wonder what other whisky treats you upload 🤙

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@billmuir4897 3 жыл бұрын

On the button Phil. Thanks for sharing your information: really enjoyable 👍

@smashexentertainment676 3 жыл бұрын

Yesterday opened Teerenpeli Kaski, a Finnish whiskey finished in sherry cask and it is lovely. Teerenpeli Savu is waiting its turn, it's a blend of smoky bourbon and 20% sherry cask finished. Sounds exciting. I also loved Kavalan Sherry Oak, so unfortunately for my wallet, looks like I got a pretty expensive taste :D If I fall in love with Glengoyne Pedro Ximenez Sherry, then it's confirmed.

@taddbainton8767 2 жыл бұрын

Great channel! New to whiskey and enjoying learning about it. Keep it up

@FirstPhilWhisky 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Tadd! I started my channel for people like you. Glad it’s helpful!

@sjnair9695 4 жыл бұрын

Great Phil, keep it coming

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate the support

@mrchow141 4 жыл бұрын

Really good, thanks!

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

No worries. Thanks Tim! 🥃

@TheScorpio1938 3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man for your amazing share on whiskey💕

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

@davidcastagna752 4 жыл бұрын

Very well done..very informative 😊👍

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!

@hanswaldmann2635 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! What I don’t understand is why the whisky industry speaks of refilling Ruby Port Casks, because first of all they are huge 1000l+ and they never get sold off. Only old Tawny Casks (so-called pipes) actually get sold. So do you think they just „season“ barrels with low quality „ruby“ port and then send them to scotland like they do with sherry sometimes?

@losfont5674 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you 🙏🏻

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

No thank you for watching!

@hclam1000 2 жыл бұрын

Love your video. Can you make a video on barrel charring and toasting? Thanks

@FirstPhilWhisky 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@LOCOJUICE 3 жыл бұрын

This video is really good mate! I’ll subscribe your channel straight away

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hugo! Great to have you here

@r.e.r.whiskeymarch6310 3 жыл бұрын

Great video sir… keep em coming 👏👏👏

@consciouscassandra9944 Жыл бұрын

Where’d you hear the 6L of wine left in the barrel? Interested

@kapil_kumar 3 жыл бұрын

Good info

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@devendrakale1507 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Phil. Thanks for sharing such informative videos. Really enjoyed watching them, and the information is super easy to digest. I had a question on the several Johnie Walker labels and how they differ from one another. I mean, is it just the aging time or do they also differ in terms of cask type, ingredients used, etc? If you’re ok, could you shed some light on the topic?

@fckbigtech6779 4 жыл бұрын

great conent. keep up the amazing work. Cheers Alex Hustle.

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Alex!

@giantsagency4350 2 жыл бұрын

so both cask and barrel are used to age whiskey but the difference is that casks shape the whiskey ?!

@whiskyvillage 2 жыл бұрын

What are the differences between cask strength whisky and barrel proof whisky?

@munen343 3 жыл бұрын

So can you put the spirit in a cask for "*x*" amount of time to extract "*x*"amount of flavor? So for a 30 year old whiskey you could do 10 years in a first fill, 10 years in a sherry, and 10 years in a mizunara. If anybody has a book thats the end all be all of information that'd be nice as a start. The is just very interesting.

@davyleisure9469 3 жыл бұрын

Subscribed. Learnt something today👍

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Thanks!

@Sebastianino Жыл бұрын

Which one would you pick to mature spirit in your own house? :)

@robpowell3631 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos.. deserve more subs 👍🏻

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob! Yeah just gotta get the word out.

@keithl7700 3 жыл бұрын

Just had this video recommended. Enjoying it very much. That said, 3:53 - where did you get this 6L figure from?

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Keith, thanks for watching. A few places. Ralfy has talked about it as has whisky.com too "after emptying between 2 and 6 litres of liquid can remain in the pores of the oak staves of a cask." I haven't worked in a distillery however so can't verify if it's true. Thanks for watching!

@keithl7700 3 жыл бұрын

@@FirstPhilWhisky no worries! Wasnt being critical either - just a very interesting tidbit of info that I am totally going to steal for chats among friends but was hoping there might be a citation haha. Cheers

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah all good. Yeah good point. I should of mentioned who said it.

@retzius75 4 жыл бұрын

Great video mate! What was the BBC video that you were showing clips from? I’d like to watch it if possible. Thanks!

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Scotch! The Story of Whisky. A few of the episodes are on KZfaq!

@munen343 3 жыл бұрын

How do you know if a wood is good for a cask? Does gmo already play a role in this or is it forbidden?

@JohnsDrams 4 жыл бұрын

Ralfy's in trouble xp

@prasadhejamady2696 4 жыл бұрын

Hi phil You are doing a great job..please upload vedios freaquently at least 2 vedios per week. And i noticed your little fingure on right hand what happend ??just curious to know.

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Ha my finger is a long story. Short story is people were breaking into my house and I put my hand through a window. But lots of twists and turns. Maybe I should do a video on it.

@fredmidtgaard5487 11 ай бұрын

I'm not used to being called: "Beauty".

@issacjones4237 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if the sherry is only added in the beginning and this their a time separation from when the sherry goes out and they put the whisky in?

@FirstPhilWhisky 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on where they get the cask from. Some distilleries but the cask and it gets taken apart and rebuilt in Scotland, but the essence of sherry is still baked into the wood

@cascode1192 Жыл бұрын

All modern sherry casks are made to order, almost always from American oak, and “seasoned” with sherry for 6 to 18 months, depending on how much money the distillery owners want to spend. The amount of time they are in storage before being filled with whisky varies - a few months usually. The best casks are shipped without being dismantled.

@neilthomson4938 2 жыл бұрын

Good content some Innacruraces

@bhavs26 4 жыл бұрын

Which casks were used to age whisky before bourbon existed?

@FirstPhilWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Bourbon cask maturation only became so prominent after prohibition when they made that rule that bourbon needs to be matured in new oak casks. Before that there were a lot less casks floating around and producers generally used whatever they could get their hands on. That's also a reason for sherry cask maturation, because back then people drank a lot more sherry. Like heaps more! So there were a lot more of those available. Also, aging spirits in barrels wasn't common the first couple hundred years after grain distillation became popular.

@Schindlabua 3 жыл бұрын

So what do they do with all the Ex-Scotch casks?

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Once they have been used by the distillery two or three times, it normally exhausts the cask so they sell it I guess. But also it they can be sold between distilleries. There are some Glen liver expressions for example that finish their whisky in ex-Islay casks to had a very subtle hint of smoke.

@Schindlabua 3 жыл бұрын

@@FirstPhilWhisky Hm. Maybe the market for decorative casks is big enough, I guess there isn't that much scotch on the planet. Ex-Islay aged whisky sounds pretty cool. Have you tried them, can you recommend any? Anyway thanks for answering. Great video!

@FirstPhilWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s much easier to find ex-wine casks than ex-scotch casks for decorative purposes. I’ve had a couple of ex peated scotch finished whiskies. I think one of them was the Glenlivet Nadurra peated cask finish expression. I remember loving it.

@Schindlabua 3 жыл бұрын

@@FirstPhilWhisky Cask Strength, you like to see that! I'll put it on my to-buy list :)

@Soul_Younes 3 жыл бұрын

“Butts are actually the most common type of cask used in the sherry industry, and they're often made from spinach oak...” Me: mhmm interestin-wait WHAT?