Kilchoman Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting selected by Argonaut Wine & Liquor, Denver (2019 Release)

Photo by Joshua Ward

Vat No.: 1852

Cask type: Bourbon Barrels (92,5 %), Oloroso Sherry Casks (7,5 %)

Age: NAS

Date Bottled: 17.4.2019

Strength: 46,0 %

Phenol level: 50 ppm

Bottle volume: 0,7 l

Bottle code: MBA 17.04.19 19/48

Market: USA

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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 Wine and Liquor Shop “Argonaut” from Denver opted for a ratio of 92,5% bourbon and 7,5% sherry for its MBCV bottling which was released in early summer 2019.

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