As a cask comes to maturity, Finn curates sampling sessions in interesting and relaxing environments, with friends, whisky experts and trusted partners to discover the personality of each cask and gauge the experience each dram evokes.
All the best distillers pride themselves on crafting whisky with a distinctive flavour, which is determined by the water source, grain and barley, the peat and malting, and their distilling processes. High quality original spirit is integral to every cask we bottle.
The cask itself interacts with the whisky over time. The type of wood plays a big role, as do treatments such as the whiskies are aged in a variety of types of casks. The whiskies are aged in former sherry or bourbon casks, augmenting the cask influence. External conditions such as air temperature, pressure and humidity also interact with the cask producing a knock-on effect that makes the spirit inside unique.
Finn uses these factors to balance each FT whisky experience. He may sample a cask and decide to leave it on the rack, allowing age to further develop its personality. He might decide to re-rack a whisky in a new cask to add a finishing touch. Or, he might simply deem it ready. When Finn decides the flavour is perfectly balanced, it’s time to bottle the whisky.
This is the second in a series of Torres cask finished whiskies, a collaboration that continues to flourish even 50 years after our families began working together. My grandfather started working with the Torres family back in the late 1960s, going on to become the sole selling agent for them in Scotland during the 70s and 80s.
In recent history we have started to work closely with the Spanish winemakers, trialling various types of their brandy and wine barrels for maturation of our own whiskies. The quality and influence of the wine cask is clear to see here - a bright red glow has been imbued along with the subtle tannins and red fruit notes we would expect from a Torres red wine.
Autmore as a distillery produces a light, grassy style of whisky that allows it to take on the full effect of the casks chosen for its ageing. This is a cask that celebrates a collaboration 50 years in the making - a combination of tradition and progressiveness that both families pride themselves on.
Autmore as a distillery produces a light, grassy style of whisky that allows it to take on the full effect of the casks chosen for its ageing.
The quality and influence of the wine cask is clear to see here - a bright red glow has been imbued along with the subtle tannins and red fruit notes we would expect from a Torres red wine.
The wine influence is obvious here - tannins and red berry notes shine through. There is still a hint of the light style of Aultmore as a distillery but this is more about the cask than inherent style of the distillery.
This is the second in a series of Torres cask finished whiskies, a collaboration that continues to flourish even 50 years after our families began working together. My grandfather started working with the Torres family back in the late 1960s, going on to become the sole selling agent for them in Scotland during the 70s and 80s.
In recent history we have started to work closely with the Spanish winemakers, trialling various types of their brandy and wine barrels for maturation of our own whiskies. The quality and influence of the wine cask is clear to see here - a bright red glow has been imbued along with the subtle tannins and red fruit notes we would expect from a Torres red wine.
Autmore as a distillery produces a light, grassy style of whisky that allows it to take on the full effect of the casks chosen for its ageing. This is a cask that celebrates a collaboration 50 years in the making - a combination of tradition and progressiveness that both families pride themselves on.
Autmore as a distillery produces a light, grassy style of whisky that allows it to take on the full effect of the casks chosen for its ageing.
The quality and influence of the wine cask is clear to see here - a bright red glow has been imbued along with the subtle tannins and red fruit notes we would expect from a Torres red wine.
The wine influence is obvious here - tannins and red berry notes shine through. There is still a hint of the light style of Aultmore as a distillery but this is more about the cask than inherent style of the distillery.