Ohishi Distillery 8 Year Old Matured in Ex-Sherry Casks

Ohishi Distillery 8 Year Old Matured in Ex-Sherry Casks – Sherry Casks cost almost 10x theamount of regular oak casks. Because of the decline in sherry consumption on an international level, the ideal casks for maturing whisky are becoming ever more difficult to attain at a high level of quality. Because Ohishi has been maturing in Sherry Casks foralmost 40 years, they have long standing relationships with cooporages that source the best casks for them. These sherry cask whiskies take on the flavors of dark dried fruits with notes of cinnamon and tobacco.