Virginia Distilling Company

Hardywood Gingerbread Stout Cask Finish

This American single malt is aged 4 years in new oak barrels and finished in stout-seasoned barrels for 6 months, imparting warm gingerbread, molasses, and spice notes layered over vanilla and malt. It’s ideal for sipping neat or enjoying in a festive cocktail.
Hardywood Gingerbread Stout Cask Finish

Tasting Notes

Nose: Aromas of caramel, gingerbread cookies, cocoa, and black garlic.

Palate: Flavorful and delicious with shades of chocolate biscuit, molasses, ginger cookie, and cinnamon and baking spice.

Finish: Warming, medium length, with a long finish that reveals notes of ginger and rooibos tea.

How to Serve

Neat: Savor the unique dessert whisky profile, enjoying the notes of gingerbread, molasses, and chocolate.

On the Rocks: Add a small cube to lightly chill, which brings forward the delicate spice and ginger cookie notes.

Cocktails: Perfect for a seasonal Whisky Flip or as the base for a warming Hot Toddy.