{"id":13811,"date":"2016-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-sherry-cask"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:30","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-sherry-cask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-sherry-cask","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the sherry cask"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know what Sherry is, right? Also commonly known as Jerez and Xerez, these fortified Spanish wines come in a multitude of diverse styles from bone dry to delectably sweet. Beyond that, it\u2019s a complex category and one that the average wine lover may not know so much about. One image that many associate with Sherry however is the sherry cask.<\/strong> The image for many is a large, old wooden cask.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The sherry cask<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sherry wines are often aged in what we call the sherry cask. The most popular use today in making sherry involves Solera ageing, an interesting and perpetual ageing system essential to biological ageing under flor. This is a long process that can last many years if not decades. Learn more about the unique and intricate process of Solera ageing <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taste the effects of Solera ageing for yourself with a top Sherry such as <\/span>P\u00e9rez Barquero 1905 Amontillado Solera Fundacional<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sherry cask ageing in whiskey<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The most famous use for the sherry cask these days is probably actually unrelated to wine: ageing whisky (or whiskey). Many distilleries in Scotland and Ireland use old sherry casks in order to age or mature their best single malt whiskies. Using a sherry cask to age whiskey can impart colour (though often not much flavour due to the cask\u2019s old age) into the spirit. As the popularity of whiskey grows, more and more producers are releasing special edition bottles that have been aged in sherry casks to offer drinkers something new and interesting. For a taste, consider something special like <\/span>Whisky Laphroaig PX Cask<\/span><\/a>. This kind of thing usually marks the end of the sherry cask\u2019s life, however. If you have ever wanted to know the full story, you\u2019re in the right place.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The life of a sherry cask<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In headline terms, the sherry cask goes through these steps in its lifetime:<\/span><\/p>\n