a once-thriving whisky region now down to just a handful of working distilleries

when William Larue Weller began sealing his bottles with a green wax thumbprint as a mark of quality

Lee — who'd worked under Colonel Albert B

who at the age of 20 wanted to "create original Japanese Spirits the whole world can enjoy

and refill casks with new ends is blended and then married further in 200-liter former bourbon barrels — the smallest casks the distillery uses — creating a whisky with more wood contact and a distinctly different character from the flagship 14 Year

Jameson IPA Cask Mates Edition Irish Whiskey The Glenlivet Founders Reserve a once-thriving whisky region nowSince we swapped stout beer barrels with our friends at a local craft brewery in 2013 to create the Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition, we couldnt wait to try a new beer mate with our casks.