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90Excellent

Cedar Ridge The QuintEssential Pete & Sherri Married 2nd Anniversary (2026)

American Single Malt Cedar Ridge
  • Distiller

    Cedar Ridge Distillery

  • Bottler

    Cedar Ridge Distillery

  • ABV

    58.4%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Cedar Ridge Pete & Sherri Married 2nd Anniversary is a limited-edition American single malt whiskey produced by Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher, Iowa. Part of the QuintEssential Special Release series, the whiskey blends peated and non-peated single malts aged between 6 and 10 years and is bottled at natural cask strength of 116.8 proof (58.4% ABV), non-chill filtered and without added color. The peated component is matured in ex-bourbon barrels before finishing in Amontillado sherry casks, while the non-peated malt is aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, including a 10-year-old Oloroso-aged barrel. The whiskey launched in May 2026 with a suggested retail price of $99.99.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 90
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • A very good single malt. Last year’s was still the winner of the series for me, but this is different and fun. Lots of oloroso influence. A bit heavier on peat than previous editions but still very much sherry forward.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Really interesting and complex nose. Hard to place. That dry, buttery Amontillado is here, but there’s also a big oloroso factor and a nice oatmeal raisin cookie note. Peat comes through in a brinier + more vegetal way. There’s a musky grape note that’s intriguing.

  • Taste:

    Powerful palate. Moderate viscosity. Big-time oloroso influence. The peat is more prevalent here than on either of the previous two releases, but it’s not overpowering. It comes through in a pretty vegetal way. There’s a big salinity at play which works in concert with the sherry character, which is more on the vegetal side again, like the nose. Blood orange, plum.

  • Finish:

    Lush, long finish Loads of sweet sherry influence — red grapes, plums, raisins, raspberry jam — leads into an earthier profile of tobacco, leather, basil and then a buttery conclusion that’s heavy on sticky syrupy PX sherry vibes.

  • Overall:

    A very good single malt. The 2023 release was still the winner of the series for me, but this is different and fun. The incorporation of Oloroso is an interesting twist. A bit heavier on peat than previous editions but still very much sherry forward.

  • Score:

    90

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources