Sherried Whisky

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A glass of Kavalan Sherry Oak Whisky on a barrel of whisky, one of Master of Malt's Top 10 Sherried Whisky for 2026Top 10 Sherried Whisky To Drink in 2026

Here’s our Top 10 Sherried Whisky, from the subtle and smooth to the full-on sherry bombs. Sherried whisky, meaning whisky that has been aged (either full maturation or a finish)…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Solara Sherried WhiskySolara: A flavour-packed Spacesider for the weekend?

Solara Sherried Whisky gives you all the power and personality of a sherry bomb with the potential to pun until you drop. Don’t take it from us, though, there’s Atom Labs…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Oloroso sherry casksShady sherry: the cask seasoning that isn’t

Sherry-seasoned casks have long been used for Scotch whisky maturation. But until recently there was little scrutiny of the practice. Many ‘sherry’ casks used to age whiskies advertised as such…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
Oloroso sherryLessons in sherry casks with Tamdhu

We take a lesson in the complexities of sherry cask-ageing with one of the very few single malts that is entirely aged in sherry casks, Tamdhu in Speyside. The last…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Superb Fireside SippingSuperb Fireside Sipping

Celebrate Bonfire Night this year with a selection of booze appropriately bursting with deliciousness. Remember, remember the fifth of November… No, seriously. Check your calendars. It’s approaching fast. Maybe you’re…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
sherried whiskyTop picks for sherried whisky fans

Here’s a round-up of some our favourite sherry-matured expressions, either aged or finished in casks which previously held the delightful Spanish fortified wine. It’s hard to resist a good sherry…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Why sherry and Scotch are a match made in heavenWhy sherry and Scotch are a match made in heaven

Sherry cask-finished whisky is nothing new, but just why does the combination work so well, and why have the butts become so important? We investigate the magic of sherry and…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Reference Series – The First Batch of Extensions
Reference Series – The First Batch of Extensions

This range was born almost 6 months ago with the release of the initial ‘Reference’ Blended Malt Whiskies I, II, and III, and have received some lovely reviews from all…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Highland Park Dark Origins
Highland Park Dark Origins

When we received an invite to the launch of a new core Highland Park expression, we were naturally quite excited. The invite said that we were to be taken into…

Jake MountainJake Mountain
New Product Range: DARKNESS! Single Malt Whiskies
New Product Range: DARKNESS! Single Malt Whiskies

Doesn’t really take a huge deal of explanation, this one, does it? What we’ve gone and done is take a range of delicious single malts, and finished them for a…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
For Christmas this year…
For Christmas this year…

With plans to make Christmas 2013 closely resemble a night out with Charles Bukowski during his downtime, I’ve been thinking hard about what booze I want. Historically, I would have…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
Bourbon vs Sherry
Bourbon vs Sherry

The two most popular choices for whisky ageing – sherry casks and bourbon barrels – offer a totally different style of single malt and here at Master of Malt, we…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt