Kilchoman Triskele Casks Japan Exclusive – STR Red Wine / Bourbon / Sherry

Cask types: 75 % Bourbon / 5 % Oloroso Sherry / 20 % STR

Age: NAS

Date Bottled: 15.11.2023

Strength: 48,3 % abv

Phenol level: 50 ppm

Number of Bottles: 1.686

Bottle volume: 0,7 l

Bottle code: SB 15/11/23 23/156

Barcode: 5 060210 707415

Market: Japan

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With the series of Small Batch Releases for Selected Markets, launched in 2019, renamed ‘Triskele Casks’ in 2023 and discontinued at the end of 2023, Kilchoman showcased its experimental side. Each individual batch was created specifically for individual export markets and demonstrated the influence of different cask types on the maturation of Kilchoman whisky.

The basis of each bottling was an already finished Machir Bay vatting or Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting, i.e. a whisky with 46% alcohol strength, which had previously been matured for around 5 years mainly in bourbon casks and 5-15% in Oloroso sherry casks. This vatting was then married with an additional special cask.

For the “Triskele Casks Japan Exclusive” bottled at the end of 2023 and released in April 2024, the third and probably last Small Batch Release for Japan after the series was discontinued, the additional cask is an STR cask (Shaved, Toasted & Re-charred Ex-Red Wine Cask). The proportions are stated as 75% bourbon, 5% Oloroso sherry and 20% STR cask.

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