Laphroaig 10 Year Sherry Oak
While Laphroaig had long experimented with different cask finishes in special releases like the Cairdeas line, less had been done with the standard expressions beyond an occasional cask strength release also under the Cairdeas aegis. The Laphroaig 10 Year Sherry Oak debuted in March 2021 as a limited release but soon transitioned into a part of the core range. Starting life along the same path as the distillery’s iconic Laphroaig 10, this whisky is then finished for 12 to 18 months in European oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks, marrying the new with the familiar.
Rogue Dead Guy Cabernet Cask
Rogue Ales was founded in 1988 by Jack Joyce, Bob Woodell and Rob Strasser, all of whom were executives at the shoe company Nike. The brewery began disitlling spirits in 2003 and began offering vodkas, rums and gins, along with the launch of Dead Guy Whiskey in 2006, made from the same malts as those made to use their famous Dead Guy Ale. The Rogue Dead Guy Cabernet Cask is an American single malt aged for at least 3 years and finished in first-fill ex-Cabernet Sauvginon casks sourced from wineries throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Clydeside Stobcross
Clydeside Distillery was opened in 2017 by Tim Morrison and released its first single malt on October 15, 2021. The Clydeside Stobcross is the distillery’s first release and is named after the Stobcross House that once sat upon the River Clyde before it was demolished to make way for the Queen’s Dock.