Quarter Cask

Quarter Cask cask — watercolor illustration
Asal Various
Ukuran 50L
Konten Sebelumnya Various spirits (bourbon, sherry, or wine), but crucially the quarter cask format is far smaller at 50L, meaning the spirit has dramatically more contact with the wood surface per unit volume.
Pematangan Umum 1-5

Kontribusi Rasa

Intensified wood influence — amplified vanilla, spice, and oak character from any previous contents. Rapid flavor development.

Tentang

A small cask approximately one quarter the size of a standard barrel. The dramatically increased surface-area-to-volume ratio accelerates maturation, producing in a few years what might take a decade in a standard barrel. Historically used for transporting whisky by packhorse. Laphroaig popularized the modern quarter cask with their namesake expression. The small size means very intense wood interaction.