vatting

Something like a Macallan 18 year old can actually contain several much older barrels in the mix (called "vatting"), aged in rare sherry casks.

a bright orange bag on the carousel 2009

Something like a Macallan 18 year old can actually contain several much older barrels in the mix (called "vatting"), aged in rare sherry casks.

i'll have the glenmorangie with fries please 2009

Established in 1790 by a Scot, John Jameson, it is distilled in Cork, Ireland with vatting taking place in Dublin.

Charles Karel Bouley: Coming Full Circle: Ireland After St. Pat's Charles Karel Bouley 2011

Established in 1790 by a Scot, John Jameson, it is distilled in Cork, Ireland with vatting taking place in Dublin.

Charles Karel Bouley: Coming Full Circle: Ireland After St. Pat's Charles Karel Bouley 2011

Originally one of the six main Dublin Whiskeys, Jameson is now distilled in Cork, although vatting still takes place in Dublin.

AS SEEN ON TV: JOHN JAMESON Toby O'B 2009

Originally one of the six main Dublin Whiskeys, Jameson is now distilled in Cork, although vatting still takes place in Dublin.

Archive 2009-10-25 Toby O'B 2009

Then there's the increasingly popular practice of double vatting.

Hot Scotch Nick Passmore 2006

Glenmorangie was among the pioneers of double vatting, and here it has carried the practice to a new level by finishing the whisky in ten barriques that previously held wine from the Margaux region of Bordeaux.

In Pictures: Thirteen Wonderful Scotch Whiskies Nick Passmore 2006

The alcoholic fermentation is done at a high temperature and the vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

There is a draconian sorting at the cuverie, no destemming, and a prolonged cuvaison/vatting in traditional wooden vats.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005