Sherry Cask Usage In The Scottish Whisky Industry
Sherry Cask Usage In The Scottish Whisky Industry
Apologies for not posting recently. I have a lot of reviews prepared but have as yet not had the time or the "koach" to finish them off and upload them.
Amongst other things, I've been busy preparing for a presentation I gave for the 2020 annual International AKO Kashrus Conference and writing this accompanying booklet, which I am making public for you all here.
Disclaimer: This document was produced to accompany the interview conducted by Rav Akiva Niehaus of the Association of Kashrus Organisations (AKO) with me, which took place on the 5th Day of Chanukah 5781, 15th December 2020. The scope of the document is simply to establish (what is in my view), the relevant facts on this issue, to enable the Poskim to better decide the halacha. One should not draw any conclusions as to the Kashrus status of any product based solely on the contents of this document.
However, comments are very welcome. I'd love to start a discussion on this topic in the Comments section below.
So, without further ado, I present:
Thank you so much for the article, I can't imagine the depth of work it must have taken to produce it. When you said "In addition, there will be some 15 or more litres of actual sherry trapped in the pores of the wood, which will gradually be transferred into the spirit as the pores expand and contract throughout the seasons.", does this mean that if one left a barrel over time this amount of liquid would be extracted or is this Luytens estimate of how much sherry is absorbed in the barrel?
ReplyDeleteAlso what does the barrel look like after the whisky is finished, is there still a sherried look to it?
And for sherried whisky which isn't a bomb/monster (I assume most have accidentally had at some point, like Glenfiddich), do they use previously used casks, or do they rejuvenate them?
Lastly does the SWI always make note of heavilly sherried whiskies on the bottles, or is it impossible to tell without trying?