Virginia Distillery Co.’s Old Rasputin Stout Cask Finish is a collaboration with North Coast Brewing Co., part of the Brewer’s Coalition series pairing American single malt with craft beer barrels. The whisky rests in ex-bourbon barrels for more than five years before finishing in barrels that held North Coast’s Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout a genuinely heavy beer, and it shows: roasted malt and dark chocolate layer over the whisky’s base char and vanilla. Bottled at 100 proof. This is a whisky built specifically for stout drinkers who want to see the style translated into spirit. Pour it neat, or try it in place of a stout-based cocktail.