What Are New American Whiskey Finishing Traditions?
Today, as we’ve discussed in our series of blog posts in the leadup to the launch of the Lost Lantern Spring 2025 Collection, whiskey finishing is an important part of the whiskey tradition all over the world. In the United States, distilleries now routinely finish single malts, bourbons, ryes, and more in secondary casks that […]
Types of Traditional Finished Whiskeys
Types of Traditional Finished Whiskeys: All finishing aims to add or enhance particular flavors in the underlying whiskey. Below are some of the most commonly used types of finishing casks in whiskey production. Most of these initially came to widespread use because they were readily available to the Scotch industry: Sherry, Port, Madeira, and rum […]
History of Cask Finishing in Whiskey
What is a Finished Whiskey? Finished whiskey refers to whiskey that has undergone a secondary aging process in a particular barrel or cask following its initial maturation in traditional oak barrels. This additional aging takes place in various types of casks that previously contained other liquids such as wine, sherry, rum, or port. The goal […]
