Bourbon and Branch Water

Re:Bourbon and Branch Water by version_five on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:33AM (#35207323)

Cask strength refers to the strength that it's put in the cask, and such whiskey is unaged. It looks like a clear spirit. The alcohol evaporates over time (this I believe is called the Angel's share) and so after aging it's closer to 40-50% abv

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Re:Bourbon and Branch Water by kijin on Saturday March 18, 2023 @06:59AM (#35207986)

"Cask strength" refers to whiskeys that have been aged in the cask, angel's share and all. It means that the manufacturer didn't dilute the product any further before bottling.

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Re:Bourbon and Branch Water by glenngillen on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:37AM (#35208204)

This is incorrect, it’s the strength it comes out the cask. How else would you explain the the vast array of single malt whiskies that are cask strength and aged anything from 10 to 30 years (e.g., https://www.connosr.com/glenmorangie-cask-strength-10-year-o...).

Bottled at 40% is because they watered it down.

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Re:Bourbon and Branch Water by version_five on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:56AM (#35208312)

Could there be two definitions I wonder? I might just be wrong, but I'm basing what I wrote above on a clear whiskey that I tried at a whiskey tasting, that was referred to as cask strength, with the explanation I gave above.

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Re:Bourbon and Branch Water by glenngillen on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @09:15PM (#35255368)

No. A very quick google can confirm for you the definition of cask strength.

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