Hirsch, Riesling "Gaisberg", 2015 21225BORCHAMP followed by three years of

followed by three years of finishing in 30-year-old Matusalem oloroso sherry casks (for half the whisky) while the remainder matures in bourbon casks

The whisky is matured in a combination of American oak casks previously used to mature bourbon and European oak casks previously used to mature Oloroso sherry

where it holds its shape against vermouth and bitters instead of vanishing

If you've only ever had entry-level bourbon

but structured enough to hold up in elevated cocktails like an Añejo Old Fashioned

Hirsch, Riesling "Gaisberg", 2015 21225BORCHAMP followed by three years ofThe Gaisberg is a steep, southwest facing slope of siliceous brown earth over weathered mica schist in the cool Kamptal, and it makes Riesling of laser focus and stony intensity. Johannes Hirsch farms it biodynamically, letting the site speak in a dry, mineral register that has nothing to do with the sweeter German style. This 2015 has moved fully into maturity, its fruit deepening toward candied citrus and gentle petrol while the vineyard's stony