Originally Posted by
Daniel
I´ll try to find "The Balvenie" in Spain.
I really like "The Macallan". I love the delicate taste of wood -BTW casks made with spanish wood, I think oak, but not sure.
The Macallan is matured in sherry casks, they are made from oak, as is usual for for whisky maturation. Scotch whisky is usually matured in casks that have beeen used before, most commonly Bourbon (U.S. law prevents distillers using casks more than once, so it suits both Scottish and U.S. distilleries), though some use has been made of new wood. Other sources of casks have included Port, Madeira and various other wines, with varying results.
In the case of Balvenie, the Founders Reserve 10 year old has been discontinued, though it is still widely available (at least in the U.K.). This is a great shame, as it is superior to the 12 year old Doublewood (in my opinion), which is now the basic version.
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Kevin