It’s the latest expression of Shanahan’s Rocky Mountain Single Malt Whiskey and fuses the Rocky Mountain whiskey making style with the winemaking traditions of Spanish Sherry.
Stranahan’s Master Distiller Rob Dietrich transferred his Rocky Mountain Single Malt whiskey to 500-liter Oloroso Sherry barrels from the Andalusia region of southwestern Spain for finishing.
The barrels have aged sherry wine for over 40 years, leaving behind a depth of flavor soaked into the oak staves. The resulting Stranahan’s Sherry Cask whiskey bursts with rich flavors of vanilla, caramel, dark chocolate, and depth of oak.
Stranahan’s Sherry Cask is the result of Rob’s passion for what he refers to as “coloring outside of the lines” also known as his approach to tasting and analyzing unique barrel finishes, as he does each year when he creates his coveted Snowflake. In a quest to maintain the sacredness of each annual Snowflake release, Rob began to experiment with cask finishing in just one type of wine barrel: the Oloroso Sherry.