Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask Bourbon
Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask Bourbon is the distillery's wheated bourbon turned up to eleven — a 100-proof (50% ABV) straight bourbon in a 750mL bottle that spends five years in new charred American oak, then takes a second maturation in decades-old casks seasoned by Pedro Ximenez sherry. The base is the same 68% corn / 20% wheat / 12% malted barley recipe as the Small Batch, distilled, barreled, and bottled in Kirby, Wyoming. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 100 proof (50% ABV) — 750mL
- Aging: 5 years new charred oak, finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks
- Mashbill: 68% corn / 20% wheat / 12% malted barley (wheated)
- Origin: distilled, barreled, and bottled in Kirby, Wyoming
- Style: sherry-cask-finished straight bourbon
Double the Cask, Double the Character
"Double Cask" here means exactly what it says: after five years in new charred oak — the legal requirement that makes it bourbon — the whiskey moves into old sherry-seasoned casks for a finishing stretch that loads it with dark dried fruit. Pedro Ximenez, the sweetest of the sherries, brings prune, raisin, and fig notes that layer over the wheated bourbon's vanilla-and-caramel base instead of fighting it. The result drinks like a bourbon crossed with a great oloroso. Discover more cask-finished bourbon or browse everything from Wyoming Whiskey at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Copper to mahogany; dried apricot, mission fig, and dried date on the nose. The palate is rich and sticky — stewed prune, black raisin, candied orange peel, vanilla buttercream, and toffee, "like a cinnamon roll" — finishing with dark dried fruit and warming brown baking spices.
How to Enjoy
Neat, full stop — at 100 proof with this much sherry character, water is optional and ice is a personal choice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Double Cask" mean?
Two maturations: five years in new charred American oak, then a finish in old casks seasoned with Pedro Ximenez sherry.
Is it still bourbon if it's finished in sherry casks?
Yes — it meets every legal bourbon requirement (51%+ corn, new charred oak, etc.); the sherry-cask finish is an additional step after the bourbon aging.
How strong is it?
100 proof (50% ABV) — a full step up from the 88-proof Small Batch.
Sherry-finished Wyoming power — order Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask Bourbon from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.