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Stranahan’s
Sherry Cask-Finished American Single Malt Whiskey

Category: American Single Malt Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/18/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 45%

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95 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$69

Stranahan’s
Sherry Cask-Finished American Single Malt Whiskey

Category: American Single Malt Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/18/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 45%

Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of cinnamon and ginger, potpourri and sassafras tea, chocolate covered orange, and maple syrup with a round, vibrant, dry medium body and a tingling, stimulating, medium-long finish revealing suggestions of cinnamon and nutmeg, cocoa dusted candied orange, fig and dates, and honey comb. Honeyed barley, sweet baking spices, and layers of red and orchard fruits; a benchmark example of American Single Malt with sherry cask aging.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Spicy & Complex
	Aroma:	cinnamon and ginger, potpourri and sassafras tea, chocolate covered orange, and maple syrup
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with suggestions of cinnamon and nutmeg, cocoa dusted candied orange, fig and dates, and honey comb
	Smoothness:	Tingling
	Enjoy:	in cocktails, neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
	Cocktails:	Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
	Bottom Line:	Honeyed barley, sweet baking spices, and layers of red and orchard fruits; a benchmark example of American Single Malt with sherry cask aging.

The Producer

Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey

200 South Kalamath St.

Denver, CO 80223

USA

1 303-296-7440

www.stranahans.com

Their Portfolio

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90 •	Stranahan’s Blue Peak American Single Malt Whiskey 43% (USA) $42.00.
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93 •	Stranahan’s Blue Peak Solera Finish American Single Malt Whiskey 43% (USA) $42.00.
93 •	Stranahan’s Original American Single Malt Whiskey 47% (USA) $54.00.
94 •	Stranahan’s Sherry Cask American Single Malt Whiskey 47% (USA) $69.00.
94 •	Stranahan’s 2024 Diamond Peak Caribbean Rum Cask-Finished American Single Malt Whiskey Batch No. 003 45% (USA) $79.00.
96 •	Stranahan’s 10 Year Old Mountain Angel American Single Malt Whiskey Batch No. 4 45.1% (USA) $129.00.

American Single Malt Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass

About

American Single Malt Whiskey

A newer and still-evolving category, American Single Malt Whiskey must meet the following requirements:

Must be composed of 100% malted barley.

Must be distilled entirely at one distillery.

Must be mashed, distilled, and matured in the United States of America.

Must be matured in oak casks with capacity no larger than 700 liters.

Must be distilled to no more than 160 proof and bottled at a minimum of 80 proof.