Port-Cask Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Single malt Scotch whisky finished in ex-Port wine casks (typically ruby or tawny) for a secondary maturation period after initial ex-bourbon/sherry aging. The Port finish layers distinct fortified-wine sweetness — plum, dried cherry, raisin, dark chocolate, and a faintly tannic spice — over the base malt. Distinct from red-wine-cask finishes (drier, more grippy tannin) and from sherry-cask maturation (nuttier, oxidative dried-fruit). Typically bottled at 46–50% ABV, often non-chill-filtered wit...