Hillrock Double Cask Rye Whiskey Sauternes Finish

Hillrock Double Cask Rye Whiskey Sauternes Finish is a small estate expression from Hillrock Estate Distillery, built around a two-stage cask program that carries the rye from its primary aging into a secondary finishing period in casks that previously held Sauternes, the sweet French dessert wine. That finishing step is the defining move behind this release, layering the rye's spice-driven backbone with the richness the Sauternes casks impart.

The rye opens with warm baking spice and rye grain up front, rounded out by the Sauternes influence bringing honeyed stone fruit, dried apricot, and a touch of botrytis-driven complexity to the nose and palate. The finish lingers with a balance of peppery rye spice and lingering sweetness from the wine cask, giving the whiskey a distinctive dessert-wine character not found in a standard rye mash bill.

Its dual-cask story makes it a natural pick for whiskey collectors building out a finished-cask lineup, and it pairs well alongside other Cask Row rye and finished-whiskey selections for anyone comparing cask-finishing styles side by side. Ships to most US states. Adult-signature required at delivery.