That is the age of the cask not the age of the liquid inside. Brand new casks are very rarely used for aging whisky. Most probably never. There are things you can age in brand new casks and there are things you “cannot” age in brand new casks. Single malt whisky is one of them. Bourbon is always aged in brand new oak casks. Most of the time whisky distillers buy used casks from the United States that was once used for aging bourbon (like Jack Daniels) so that some of the flavor of bourbon is passed on to the whisky. That is why you hear terms like ex bourbon, ex sherry ex wine etc. A finished product is often a blend from ex bourbon, ex sherry, ex wine casks.
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