Age: 6 Years
Proof: 112 proof
Mash bill: 100% Peat Malted Barley
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Cherry sawdust, warm pine pitch and marsh grass. A nose that is light and sunny. Closer to warm lakeside days than cold forest nights. e aroma hits with high summer energy and optimism making it unique compared to other McCarthy's expressions.
Palate: Light and juicy with a good deal of burned sugar and citrus. Back flavors of salt brine and sea spray make this the whiskey version of camping on the Oregon coast. To others it’s as comforting as early morning diners and French toast with coffee. The addition of an ice cube exposes the whiskey’s sweeter tones. With a baseline of sarsaparilla root and chicory, the higher tones of toasted cereal grain, orange peel and maple syrup definitely shine.
About the product: The McCarthy’s Oloroso has the distillery very excited. is release pushes our familiar prole in a direction both lighter and brinier than previous editions. Designed by our newest distiller Garrett Trotter to be a sunny and welcoming dram, McCarthy’s Oloroso pairs naturally with the balsamic and nutty flavors the world-renowned sherry is famous for. This bottle spotlights the charm of America’s first single malt in a whole new way. With less smoke, more honey, and higher acid this will make your summer cocktail memorable. Oloroso has long been one of the distillery’s favorite sherries. Sourced from Spain, our finishing casks are shipped soon after draining to retain all the walnut and spice notes imparted by the wine. Oloroso is typically dry and produced by oxidative aging, allowing the slow development of sugar and flavors to build over time. The result is a blend inspired by the sherry and custom made for these casks.
About Hood River: Since 1996 McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt has defined itself as a full-bodied spirit in the style of Scotland's finest whiskies. For this unique release we've finished a blend of our double gold winning single malt in 2 year Pedro Ximenez sherry casks from the highly sought after Toneleria Del Sur cooperage in southern Spain. These barrels, released under the Casknolia line, have been specifically produced and seasoned to the distiller's specification. The result is a rich, highly flavorful whiskey which pairs McCarthy's iconic combination of peat smoke and Oregon white oak with the weighty sweetness of PX sherry. All this ends in a balanced and surprisingly deep flavored spirit made for late nights and good conversations. A whiskey which our distilling team consider among the best they've ever produced.
In the pioneer tradition that made Oregon famous, our founder sourced two-row peat- malted barley from Scotland and found a local brewer to make the wash. Distilled in 60-gallon Holstein pot stills using single- pass distillation and non-chill filtration, McCarthy’s is aged in 36-month air-dried Oregon oak casks for a minimum of three years. Steve McCarthy was the first U.S. distiller to use Oregon oak in the early 1990’s.
The result is a smooth whiskey with a boldly peated flavor profile that has been acknowledged worldwide, and is proof that great whiskey knows no boundaries.
