For those who prefer their legacy barrel-aged.
Imagine claiming a barrel that’s entirely your own — a cask slumbering in our distillery with your name whispered into the wood. We’re opening a limited number of these beauties to our earliest co-conspirators, complete with three distinct mash bills, custom aging touches, and a finishing flourish worthy of your signature.
Choose Your Mashbill – your spirit’s origin story
Pick what suits your soul — sweet, bold, or delightfully spicy. If you have your own ideas on a mashbill we are happy to work with you on that as well.
What Your Cask Experience Includes
Annual Visitation (yes, you can visit your baby)
Each year, you’ll join one of our distillers for a private tasting straight from your cask. We’ll talk progress, personality, and next steps — whether that’s continuing the aging adventure or gearing up for bottling.
Custom Aging Enhancements (optional, but oh-so-tempting)
After your first annual check-in, you can choose to add flavouring staves — think French oak, cherry, applewood, and other charming characters — depending on availability.
A little extra wood can be… transformative.
Finishing Touches
Near the end of the aging journey, you’ll have the option to finish your spirit in something special: rum, tequila, red wine, sherry — whatever intriguing casks we’ve coaxed into the distillery at the time.
Bottle It Your Way
Before bottling, we’ll do one final tasting to land on the perfect expression — cask strength or your ideal ABV.
You can choose our signature cask program label or collaborate with our graphic designer on a custom design (includes initial concept + three revisions).
And yes, you’re invited to roll up your sleeves on bottling day: empty the cask, fill your bottles, cork, label, box — the whole rite of passage. It’s as satisfying as it sounds.
Solo or Shared
Claim a barrel yourself or gather a crew and split the adventure. Whisky is even better when the stories come built-in.
Terms – simple and straight-up:
Current Barrel Options:
Right now in our treasure chest:
And we’re taking orders for new American Oak casks – perfect for anyone dreaming of crafting their own Canadian Bourbon. Chose your char level and barrel size.
Our inventory shifts like a good plot twist, so for the latest contact: kelly@ryesandshine.ca