Welcome to Taste Test, where every week our critic Jonah Flicker explores the most buzzworthy and interesting whiskeys in the world. Check back each Sunday for his latest whiskey review.
I was at a whisky tasting recently where a novice writer made the not very astute comment that sherry cask maturation seems to have become a popular trend in the scotch category. I don’t say this to shame anyone (I would be way out of my league trying to discuss current wine varietal trends),…

