Many scotch whiskies are aged or finished in sherry casks, but not all sherry casks are the same. Rachel Barrie, master blender for BenRiach, GlenDronach, and Glenglassaugh, sat down with senior whisky specialist Susannah Skiver Barton to explain the differences between whiskies matured in oloroso versus Pedro Ximénez (PX) casks. Do your own comparison with GlenDronach 12 year old and 18 year old—can you taste the different sherry influences?
More From Video
The Tools and Ingredients You Need to Make Great-Tasting Whisky Cocktails
If you’re interested in making whisky cocktails at home, you’ll need these bar tools and a few choice mixers.
How to Host a Whisky Tasting
Watch our video to learn the enjoyment of comparative tasting and how to host your own.
Tasting Prestige Tequila
This tasting features two innovative tequilas from Avión that display how this prestige brand uses advanced aging techniques to create rich, flavorful tequilas.
For videos with closed captions, please see the
Whisky Advocate video page on YouTube.