Five finishes – what’s your favourite whisky cask finish? Rum, wine or brandy?

A whisky finished in another spirit’s cask can create a wonderful marriage of disparate flavours – but only if done correctly. Here are five whisky finishes that we love.

Whisky finishing is a true dark art – it involves placing so much trust in two or more casks and predicting how they might interact. Some of the most-loved finishing casks are also some of the most dramatic and unpredictable – rum, for example, can create delicate and favour-packed layers, but it can also totally overrun the flavour of whisky it meets.