Jono Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I don't mean first fill bourbon then scotch....actual new barrels - virgin - filled with whisky?Regs simply state: "which has been matured in an excise warehouse in Scotland in oak casks of a capacity not exceeding 700 litres, the period of that maturation being not less than 3 years;"Ardbeg Alligator is the only one that comes to mind:http://www.ardbegproject.com/alligator.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Glenmo Ealanta is another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Seems to be some experimenting here and there, the next new thing perhaps, but I don't see anything like a movement in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Glenmo Ealanta is another. Edited June 3, 2013 by Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 And the whisky ain't bad either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I don't mean first fill bourbon then scotch....actual new barrels - virgin - filled with whisky?Regs simply state: "which has been matured in an excise warehouse in Scotland in oak casks of a capacity not exceeding 700 litres, the period of that maturation being not less than 3 years;"Ardbeg Alligator is the only one that comes to mind:http://www.ardbegproject.com/alligator.shtmlAlligator is a vatting of virgin oak aged along with reused cooperage whiskey.There have been a number of virgin oak finishes: Deanston, Benriach and Glendronach have done them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Alligator is a vatting of virgin oak aged along with reused cooperage whiskey.There have been a number of virgin oak finishes: Deanston, Benriach and Glendronach have done them.Finishes only or aged exclusively in virgin oak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portwood Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Finishes only or aged exclusively in virgin oak?Finishes.There are many examples of partial ageing in new oak casks and/or new cask ends (new make filled in used casks then transferred to new casks). There are also many examples of fully matured whisky in new oak casks mixed with whisky aged in used casks.Filling new-make from Scotland into in new oak is not rare. What's rare is Scotch (either single malt, or blend) that spent all its life in new oak released as such. Glenmorangie Ealanta being the rare example. Edited June 3, 2013 by portwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Finishes.There are many examples of partial ageing in new oak casks and/or new cask ends (new make filled in used casks then transferred to new casks). There are also many examples of fully matured whisky in new oak casks mixed with whisky aged in used casks.Filling new-make from Scotland into in new oak is not rare. What's rare is Scotch (either single malt, or blend) that spent all its life in new oak released as such. Glenmorangie Ealanta being the rare example.Right, that is what I was getting at...a Scotch born and bred in newly charred virgin oak as with bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Balvenie did one for their annual 17 year releases. Deanston also has a fully matured virgin oak release. I know I saw another one the other day, but I can't recall. I'd say they're somewhere between uncommon and rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portwood Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Deanston also has a fully matured virgin oak release.The Deanston Virgin Oak is "finished in virgin oak casks"see the wording on the box and label http://www.deanstonmalt.com/virginoak.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Virgin oak, how cool is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Lamplighter Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I've got a Glendronnach "Virgin Oak" 14...not sure which it is but I think it's finished in the virgin oak as opposed to aged an entire life in it like Ealanta. I did not realize until reading here how uncommon the latter actually is...interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Lamplighter Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I've got a Glendronnach "Virgin Oak" 14...not sure which it is but I think it's finished in the virgin oak as opposed to aged an entire life in it like Ealanta. I did not realize until reading here how uncommon the latter actually is...interesting.Yep, I checked it after this posting and it is a 'finished in virgin oak'. I think when I bought it that I thought it was aged in American virgin oak...not reading label carefully enough. Oh well, planning on an Ealanta one day soon...if I can find one when $$ is available that is....always a challenge coordinating the two. :frown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDew Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I was going to post about Glenfiddich Rich Oak but then I read their fine print and its "finished" as well. Now I'm more leaning towards getting myself a bottle of Ealanta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I believe there is a Glen Garioch and Auchentoshan Virgin Oak. I haven't read the fine print though.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfish Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Virgin oak, how cool is that.Isn't that one from which the squirrels have not yet taken the nuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Maybe it's the ugly one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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