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  • How to Read a Whiskey Label Without Embarrassing Yourself

    How to Read a Whiskey Label Without Embarrassing Yourself

    I recently had the chance to sample Bushmill’s second Rare Casks expression, a 29-year-old single malt Irish Whiskey finished in Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks. This stuff retails for a whopping $US750 ($1,041), and it’s worth it. It was initially (triple) distilled in 1992 and aged in bourbon barrels until 2004, then transferred to those sherry…