Name: Stratahan’s Sherry Cask
Color: Copper
Nose: Malt, dry sherry, dark fruits
Taste: Malt, dry sherry, caramel
Stranahan’s Whiskey was founded in 2004 and it is located at 200 S. Kalamath St. Denver, CO. The distillery/visitor center is in an industrial park and has a simple outdoor seating area with a nice view of the mountains. The inside bar has a modern rustic wood design with seating for around 75 people. The bar serves whiskey, flights, cocktails, and the retail store sells bottles and merchandise. The staff is very friendly with that easy going Colorado vibe.
The Sherry Cask is created from the four year old Rocky Mountain Single Malt and is then finished in Oloroso Sherry Barrels that come from the Andalusia region of Spain (aka the Palm Beach of Espana). It is a very nice tasting, smooth, semi sweet dry finish styled whiskey. It is well balanced and easy to drink. The Spanish Sherry styled finish is very nice on the plate. Normally, I do not go for sherry cask whiskeys but this expression is very good.
Other expressions produced: Original, Blue Peak, Mountain Angel 10 Year, Snowflake, Diamond Peak, Sherry Cask, Single Barrel, and other special releases. The whiskeys that really impressed me are the Snowflake, Sherry Cask, and Cask Strength.
Priced around $75 and the best of the four I sampled in 2022. I highly recommend this one and will pick up a bottle if I find in the NYC area.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
