{"product_id":"hillrock-double-cask-rye-whiskey-sauternes-finish","title":"Hillrock Double Cask Rye Whiskey Sauternes Finish","description":"\u003cp\u003eHillrock 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts dual-cask story makes it a natural pick for whiskey collectors building out a finished-cask lineup, and it pairs well alongside other Liquor Geeks rye and finished-whiskey selections for anyone comparing cask-finishing styles side by side. Ships to most US states. Adult-signature required at delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hillrock","offers":[{"title":"750 ML","offer_id":67579598471355,"sku":"9712114 BKTU","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4867\/8587\/files\/9712114-1790462616592.jpg?v=1790462620","url":"https:\/\/liquorgeeks.com\/products\/hillrock-double-cask-rye-whiskey-sauternes-finish","provider":"Liquor Geeks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}