Scotch whisky whisky used. An age statement on the bottle, in the form of a number, must reflect the age of the youngest whisky used to produce that product. A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed age whisky. Scotch whisky without an age statement may, by law, be as young as three years old. In the early 21st century, such "No age statement" whiskies became more common, as distilleries responded to the depletion of aged stocks caused by improved sales. Labels may also carry various declarations of filtration techniques or final maturation processes. A Scotch whisky labelled as "natural"
Finishing (whisky) well-known finished whiskies include Balvenie "Doublewood", which is finished in sherry casks; Angel's Envy bourbon, which is finished in port and rum barrels; Glenlivet "American Oak Finish" and "French Oak Finish", which are finished in brand-new casks of the respective woods; the Glenmorangie range of sherry, port, madeira, and burgundy finishes; and the Diageo line of "Distiller’s Editions", a "Double Matured" expression of each of their classics line of single malt scotch whiskies. Finishing (whisky) Finishing (also known as "double matured" or "wood-finished") is the procedure that some whiskeys undergo where the spirit is matured in a cask of a