When it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon – the oak barrel reigns, not just as a container, but also for the magic that the wood gives to the whiskey.

Barrels 101 Given the fact that the world is home to more than 60,000 species of tree, it is rather incredible to think that only oak wood is used in the construction of bourbon and scotch whisky ...

The result is called wood-finished whisky, because it picks up distinctive flavors from the barrel wood. Wood-finishing has been the hottest trend in Scotch for the last few years. Often the ...

This pick is very on the nose, and most lists of “best scotches for bourbon drinkers” will probably have it on there, but for a very good reason—this is a scotch that is literally calculated ...

On Saturday evening, I did what people do on Twitter and announced my imminent first taste of a curious creation from Goose Island. The beer was an imperial stout aged in Scotch whiskey barrels ...

There aren't a lot of these whiskey-barrel aged wines out there. I could only find four, two aged bourbon barrels, one in an Irish whiskey barrel and one in a Scotch barrel.

There are a lot of preconceived notions about Scotch whisky, and those can keep folks from enjoying the spirit. An expert breaks down the most common myths.

Scotch whisky really starts to shine in the $40 to $50 range. Here are the essential bottles of Scotch whisky to buy right now.

The wine was aged in traditional wine oak barrels and then further aged in scotch barrels. $20 Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon.

The Scotch and the Irish, who were also struggling to restart their whiskey industries, began buying American barrels. “They find out that our bourbon barrels are wonderful and they become ...

Cask Aged At its core, Scotch is a thief. Those used barrels that are so vital to its color and flavor? They are basically loaded wooden sponges, soaked with several gallons of bourbon or sherry ...