Kilchoman Quarter Cask 2016

The first release in October 2014 was chosen from a selection of ex-bourbon barrels filled in 2009.  The second edition in October 2016 was a vatting of 95 Quarter Casks.

This, the second edition, has been matured for over six years in quarter casks and bottled at cask strength (56.9%).

Roughly a quarter the size of a 500 litre butt, Quarter Casks allow for increased whisky to wood contact within the barrel compared to larger conventional cask types.  This increased wood contact creates pronounced caramel and vanilla character in this expression. The combination of these smaller casks and the fruity, peat smoked Kilchoman spirit is remarkable.

95 quarter casks were vatted to produce just over 12,000 bottles of this limited edition at natural cask strength of 56.9%abv.

From Kilchoman Distillery.