Finishing is the procedure that some single malt Scotch whisky undergoes whereby the spirit is matured in a cask of a particular origin and then spends time in a cask of different origin. Typically, the first cask is an American oak cask formerly used to mature bourbon. The second cask is usually one that has been used to mature some sort of fortified wine, often sherry, though sometimes port, madeira, or even standard wines such as burgundy or chardonnay. A Hart Brothers bottling of 18 year old Royal Brackla Single Malt Scotch whisky. ... Bourbon bottle, 19th century Bourbon is an American form of whiskey, made from at least 51% but not more than 80% of corn (maize in the Old World) (typically about 70%, with the remainder being wheat or rye, along with other grains), distilled to no more than 160 (U.S... A fortified wine is a wine to which additional alcohol has been added, most commonly in the form of brandy (a spirit distilled from wine). ... Sherry solera Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain. ... A glass of tawny port. ... Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the latter use including the dessert plum in madeira. ... Chardonnay vineyards in the south of the Côte de Beaune surrounding the town of Meursault. ... Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white varietal wine. ...

Some of the more well-known finished whiskies include Balvenie "Double Wood", which is finished in sherry casks, Glenlivet "American Oak Finish" and "French Oak Finish", which are finished in brand-new casks of the respective woods, and the Glenmorangie range of sherry, port, madeira, and burgundy finishes. Balvenie is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distilled by William Grant & Sons at the Balvenie Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. ... Also known as: Origin: Fragrance: Smoothness: Sweetness: Color: Complexity: Body and texture: Finish: Relative cost: Overall Rating: The Glenlivet is a Speyside Single malt Scotch Whisky produced by The Glenlivet Distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. ... Glenmorangie Рthe Glen of Tranquility Рis a distiller of single malt Scotch whisky, located on the south coast of the Dornoch Firth, 4 miles north-east of the town of Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. ... Sherry solera Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain. ... A glass of tawny port. ... Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the latter use including the dessert plum in madeira. ... Chardonnay vineyards in the south of the C̫te de Beaune surrounding the town of Meursault. ...