French Oak (SRP $49.99) will be an ongoing offering and is available nationwide and online at ReserveBar. GSN’s Remarks: Loads of char are apparent from the get-go. A rich, brooding nose of deep ...

Another key distinction between the two is that a bourbon has to be aged in a charred new oak barrel. American single malt may utilize used oak barrels and/or uncharred oak barrels.

Nick Offerman's 2022 Lagavulin Whiskey, Charred Oak Cask, is a “steak-friendly” bottle aged for 11 years in American and European oak casks.

According to a rep for the distillery, this was the case with French Oak, which was redistilled and barreled at A. Smith Bowman in 2012 and aged for 12 years in both charred and uncharred French ...