If you find a spare 100 grand burning a hole in your pocket, you might be tempted by an old bottle of whiskey. A ...

A few weeks ago, we reported on the Whisky & Whiskey auction at Sotheby's, which featured some exceptionally rare bottles ...

But just because a whiskey is inexpensive and hasn’t spent ... After distillation, it enters the barrels at a robust 125-proof. It’s aged for at least four years but typically matures between ...

Most whiskey comes off the still somewhere around ... and most must enter the barrel for aging below 125 proof (adding water brings down the proof). So where do these extra strong beasts come ...