Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting #98 - What's New at First Fill February 2022. This whisky was matured in ex-bourbon barrels. The Omar brand is distilled at Nantou and currently features both a bourbon and a sherry edition, which form the core of the Omar range. Nantou Distillery was founded by the Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation, a Taiwan State-owned manufacturer of tobacco and alcohol, in 1978. However, it wasn’t until 2008 that it produced its first whisky. Before 2010, the mash, wort and wash were made in a nearby brewery which Nantou stopped using when it installed its own German mash tun and washbacks in the distillery. The humid and hot climate of Taiwan means that the Angels‘ Share is about 5% per year. Photo courtesy of First Fill Spirits (Saratoga Springs, NY).