Kilchoman Ready To Release Red Wine Cask Whisky Come October

Kilchoman has announced its intention to release Kilchoman 2009 Vintage and Kilchoman Red Wine Cask Matured on October 9th. For the new Red Wine Cask release, just under 10,000 bottles will be available worldwide from the 9th of October. Distilled in 2012, the Kilchoman Red Wine Cask Matured has spent its full maturation term in the single cask type rather than being a ‘finish,’ where the whisky only spends a few months in such casks prior to bottling. The casks, from the Douro Valley in Portugal, were personally selected by Kilchoman Founder Anthony Wills. The Red Wine Cask Matured follows Port, Madeira and Sauternes matured expressions released annually by the distillery since 2014.

As with all of the Kilchoman range, the Red Wine Cask Matured is peated, non chill filtered and has a natural coppery red colour as a result of extraction from the oak casks. This particular expression has been bottled at 50% ABV, slightly stronger than their typical 46% ABV, the higher bottling strength adding structure and intensity to the dram. It will retail for $150.