Kilchoman Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting selected by Hi-Time Wine Cellars, Costa Mesa (USA) [2020 Edition]

Vat No.: 5773

Cask type: Bourbon Barrels (87,5 %), Oloroso Sherry Casks (12,5 %)

Age: NAS

Date Bottled: 13.04.2020

Strength: 46,0 % abv

Phenol level: 50 ppm

Bottle volume: 0,75 l

Bottle code: MBA 13.04.20 19/146

GTIN: 8 92032 04312 0

Market: USA

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Pictures by Brian Vitale

From 2018 to 2023, Kilchoman offered local retailers the opportunity to create customised bottlings of the distillery´s flagship whisky Machir Bay with the ‘Machir Bay Collaborative Vattings’.

Deviating from the normal cask composition of Machir Bay, which consists of 90% bourbon and 10% Oloroso sherry cask-matured whisky, retailers could choose between four different variants with slightly altered proportions for the Collaborative Vattings: 95% bourbon / 5% sherry, 92.5% bourbon / 7.5% sherry, 87.5% bourbon / 12.5% sherry or 85% bourbon / 15% sherry cask-matured whisky. As with the ‘normal’ Machir Bay bottlings, the alcohol content was 46%. The boxes and bottles in the usual Machir Bay design were labelled with an individual sticker from the retailer.

The Californian wine and liquor store Hi-Time Wine Cellars from Costa Mesa opted for a ratio of 87,5% bourbon and 12,5% sherry for its MBCV bottling, which was released in May 2020.

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