Kilchoman Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting selected by The Whisky Shop (2022 Edition: 87,5 / 12,5)

Picture by The Whisky Shop

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

Vintage: 2022

Age: NAS

Strength: 46,0 % abv

Level of Phenols in malted barley: 50 ppm

Bottle volume: 0,75 l

Market: USA

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From the end of 2018 to the end of 2023, Kilchoman offered local whisky retailers a product line for customised bottlings of its standard whisky with the “Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting”.

Unlike the normal Machir Bay Oloroso sherry cask content of approx. 10%, retailers could choose one of four different variants with slightly different proportions for the Collaborative Vattings: 5%, 7.5%, 12.5% and 15% sherry cask whisky. The boxes and bottles in the standard Machir Bay design were labelled with a customised sticker from the retailer.

The Whisky Shop in San Francisco has released several MBCV bottlings, including one with 12.5% sherry in 2018, one with 5% sherry in 2019, and finally, in 2022, the one listed here, again with 12.5% sherry.

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