Kilchoman New Oak Single Cask Finish 233/2018 [for Smaller Markets]

Kilchoman occasionally releases bottlings that are not intended for a specific country, but for smaller markets where demand for single cask bottlings is too low. To enable these countries to also enjoy a wider range of Kilchoman whiskies, the bottlings are delivered in partial quantities to different countries.

This STR Cask Matured / New Oak Finish Release is one of them. Released from spring 2025, it is the fourth bottling of a few existing casks from Anthony Wills’ finishing experiment with New Oak (formerly ‘Virgin Oak’ – we reported).

The whisky was first matured for more than five years in a fresh STR cask (shaved, toasted and re-charred ex-red wine cask) and then finished in a new ‘Carpathian oak’ cask (European oak from the Carpathians) for 17 months. As with the other three bottlings that have already been released, the result is an extremely spicy-tasting Kilchoman whisky.

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Cask No.: 233/2018

Cask type: 1st Fill STR Cask, New Oak Finish

Date Filled: 27.3.2018

Date Bottled: 22.8.2024

Age: 6 yo

Finishing period: 17 months

Strength: 57,1 % abv

Level of phenols in malted barley: 50 ppm

Bottle volume: 0,7 l

Number of bottles: 291

Bottle code: 22.08.24 233/18

Barcode: 5 060210 708023

Distribution: Smaller Markets (Czech Republik, Slovakia …)

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