N.V. Darkness 8YO Oloroso Finish 47.8%

70cl

0 Immediate | 50 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£40.00

Cask secrets: why Sherry butts are rarer than ever

As we launch a rare first-fill Sherry cask Macallan, we trace how Sherry casks came to be used for ageing Scotch whisky, and why they’re increasingly rare and sought-after There’s something unlikely about the pairing of Scotland and Andalusia – the fine single malts of Scotland’s craggy landscape being matured in barrels shipped from the warmth of Jerez, where ...

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON September 24, 2020

FINE+RARE Roundup: w/c 7 March 2016

Our roundup of what's been selling in week commencing 7 March 2016 and what to look out for in the coming weeks… What's Been Selling Rare, Ex-Cellar, Aged Burgundy from Remoissenet This week saw an exquisite offering of very late release red Burgundies in bottles and magnums from deep within Remoissenet's ancient vaults. These wines are both highly rated by ...

ON March 10, 2016

One Big Wine Moment...A Bottle of Sherry Had Me Turned

It’s easy to drop into hyperbole from time to time and I am occasionally pulled up for it. It’s not often these days that I have a wine moment. After almost two decades of tasting and, even better, drinking fine wine the standards have got rather high. So high that I sometimes envy the novice, the young man or woman ...

ON July 30, 2014

Fifty Shades of Sherry

Sherry can be the colour of coffee stains on a cream carpet, the colour of lemon-curd sandwiches or the colour of lacquered mahogany. It is the diversity of sherry which makes it so appealing, a surfeit of styles with a gradient of colour. You can taste a light and breezy Manzanilla from the Sanlucar coast which has a sea salt ...

ON September 10, 2012

21 Weird and Wonderful Wine Facts

In 1994 FINE + RARE began trading, and 21 years on we’re proud to have become a key feature of the fine wine marketplace. After starting with just two friends with a bright idea and a passion for wine, we’ve grown to a diverse, vibrant company with over 80 employees. In that time, we’ve learnt a thing or two about ...

ON September 25, 2015

Product Details

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

47.8%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

47.8%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

Cask secrets: why Sherry butts are rarer than ever

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON September 24, 2020

FINE+RARE Roundup: w/c 7 March 2016

ON March 10, 2016

One Big Wine Moment...A Bottle of Sherry Had Me Turned

ON July 30, 2014

Fifty Shades of Sherry

ON September 10, 2012

21 Weird and Wonderful Wine Facts

ON September 25, 2015

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

47.8%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

47.8%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

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