Kilchoman Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting selected by Spirit World and Spirit & Things, Omaha (Nebraska) [2nd Edition 2023: 87,5 / 12,5]

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

Age: NAS

Bottling Date: 2023

Strength: 46,0 % abv

Phenol level: 50 ppm

Bottle volume: 0,75 l

Number of bottles: 120

Market: USA

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Since the end of 2018, Kilchoman has been offering local whisky retailers under the name “Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting” a product line for individualised bottlings of the Kilchoman standard whisky.

The normal Machir Bay bottlings are known to have an Oloroso sherry cask content of about 10%, but with Collaborative Vatting, the respective dealer can choose between four different variants with slightly different proportions: 5%, 7.5%, 12.5% and 15% sherry cask whisky. The boxes and bottles in the normal Machir Bay design are provided with an individual sticker of the retailer.

After the Liquor Store Spirit World from Omaha, Nebraska released its first MCBV bottling with 5% sherry in 2021, it teamed up with the Liquor Store Spirit & Things, also from Omaha, Nebraska, for a second bottling with 12.5% sherry.

The bottling was released simultaneously in both stores on 20 October 2023. Spirit World also held a release party on that day, where the bottling could be tasted for free.

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