Merlot Wine Cask Finish Archives - Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA https://www.whizita.de/en/cask_type/merlot-wine-cask-finish-en/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:39:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.whizita.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/favicon-96x96-2.png Merlot Wine Cask Finish Archives - Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA https://www.whizita.de/en/cask_type/merlot-wine-cask-finish-en/ 32 32 Glencadam Reserve de Bordeaux – 46% https://www.whizita.de/en/product/glencadam-reserve-de-bordeaux-46/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:03:59 +0000 https://www.whizita.de/?post_type=product&p=151229 Glencadam demonstrates the complex influence of butts, barrels and barriques - all of them pre-loaded with (liqueur) wines - in a new wood finish series, consisting of five neither chill-filtered nor coloured single malts at ideal drinking strength.

The Glencadam Reserve de Bordeaux received a finish in former Merlot wine casks. The post-maturing in Merlot Wine Barrels from Bordeaux leaves traces of rhubarb crumble, cocoa and oak spice.

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]]> Glencadam, which translates as “Valley of the Wild Goose”, was commissioned in Brechin in 1825. Most of the production is used for the Ballantines brand. After 180 years in the whisky waiting loop, Glencadam took the step out of the shadow of the blend industry onto the stage of the original bottlers. But rather quietly. Their “East Highlands” single malt made from unpeated barley malt is still considered an insider tip today.
The whiskies, which are up to 30 years old and neither coloured nor chill-filtered, are produced in two original copper pot stills, just as they were in the founding days of the small distillery. Due to their construction, these produce a particularly delicate and soft spirit. This is because the Lyne arms run at an angle of 15 degrees upwards, not downwards.

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]]> Tomintoul Merlot Cask Finish – 40% https://www.whizita.de/en/product/tomintoul-merlot-cask-finish-40/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:53:16 +0000 https://www.whizita.de/?post_type=product&p=150117 The whisky for this bottling first matured in the classic way in former bourbon casks. These were then married and the whisky was transferred to Merlot casks for final maturation.

The aroma of the whiskey convinces with sweet notes of jam, red fruits, tobacco spice and cocoa.

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]]> The distillery was founded in 1964 and is named like the highest-located village of Scotland. It is located in an romantic area near Ballindaloch. The water the distillery uses comes from the Ballantruan Spring. Most part of the produced whisky is used for making Blends, especially the White & Mackay.

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