Spirits Class - Whiskey & Casks: Fortified Wine

Taste whiskeys aged in fortified wine casks next to those same wines, including port, madeira, and marsala.

As whiskeys aged in second-use casks become more popular and common, many whiskey drinkers may find themselves wondering how those casks really affect the final whiskey. What aromas and flavors should you expect each different cask to impart? To help explore these questions further, we plan to delve deep into the most common second-use casks, tasting both the original product and a whiskey aged in that type of cask to truly understand the flavors different casks impart. 

In this class, we will examine fortified wines, excluding sherry, which was covered in a previous class. These wines are usually sweet and intense. We will look at Port with its rich and grapey flavors, Madeira, the world's only unspoilable wine, and Marsala, the oft-forgotten fortified wine of Sicily. Next to these wines, we will examine whiskies aged in their casks and see how the flavors translate with secondary aging.

Must be 21+ to attend.