Signature Edition SIX - the "Franconian" Whisky

St. Kilian Distillers is launching its sixth Signature Edition at the end of October. The new SIX is based on a mild recipe and comes across as a true "Franconian" – both the barley malt used is from Franconia, and the barrels from the Fürst winery are right on their doorstep.

Special Malt from Upper Franconia in Use

The mild Signature Edition SIX is clearly the most "Franconian" whisky version from Rüdenau to date. As whisky is known to be made from only three ingredients – water, barley, and yeast – the barley variety naturally significantly influences the taste result. From Bamberg in Upper Franconia, from the WEYERMANN malt house, comes the special barley malt "Barke," which provides a very unique, hearty, and very "grainy" aroma. The robust "Barke" barley has a larger grain diameter and is characterized in brewing by an intensely flavorful and pronounced body, accompanied by a pleasant and soft mouthfeel. This gives us a perfect malt aroma with distinct malty-sweet notes in the single malt.

The Six matured 30 percent in regional ex-Pinot Noir casks

The barrels of the noble, red Pinot Noir come from Lower Franconia, from the renowned and nationally known FÜRST winery in Bürgstadt am Main. This wonderful region with its vineyards, the Main valley, and the gentle hills – known as the "Churfranken" region – is also the home of St. Kilian. The SIX is a single malt whisky with genuine "terroir" and a clear connection to its homeland, even if the two other cask components in the form of rye and bourbon casks come from the USA. The notes from the rye cask particularly highlight the grainy character of the Franconian special malt.

All information about Signature Edition SIX

Like its predecessor, the new single malt is again a mild whisky, which with its 47.5% alcohol content is currently one of the lightest single malt editions. It was distilled in 2016 and 2017 and bottled in St. Kilian's original Pot-Still bottles in October 2020.

Cask composition

30% ex-Pinot Noir: Paul Fürst, Bürgstadt, 228l Burgundy casks, French Oak

25% ex-Bourbon: Old Forester, USA, 190l American Standard Barrel, American White Oak

45% ex-Rye: Early Times, USA, 190l American Standard Barrel, American White Oak

Tasting Notes:

APPEARANCE	yellow gold
NOSE	fine tannic acid, ripe grapes
TASTE	a delicate sweetness on the palate followed by wine aromas and grain aromas
FINISH	fine spice, sweet, dry and long-lasting

Available from October 28, 2020

The Single Malt Whisky Signature Edition SIX will be available from October 28, 2020, for €39.90 (0.5 liters in the original Pot-Still bottle) in the St. Kilian online shop and from specialist retailers. It has also been bottled as a miniature in a 0.05-liter bottle. Its edition is limited to 6,530 bottles (0.5 l).