St. Kilian's First Peated Whisky

GERMANY'S LARGEST WHISKY DISTILLERY PRESENTS ITS FIRST PEATED WHISKY

The next whisky premiere in Rüdenau: With our first smoky whisky, we are pursuing our special passion – peated single malts - Made in Germany. The new "Three" from the Signature Edition is in the tradition of classic peated malt whiskies: distilled with peated barley malt from Scotland and matured in the best American oak barrels. Our "Three" will be available from November 25th.

"This is like a second whisky premiere," says our St. Kilian Master Distiller Mario Rudolf. "Everyone here is passionate about smoky whiskies – they are to become a true trademark of St. Kilian and complement our mild, unpeated bottlings." The third single malt from the Signature Edition is an exciting start to St. Kilian's smoky whisky range.

SIGNATURE EDITION THREE: SMOKY, ZESTY, FRESH

American oak meets peated barley malt: Master Distiller Mario Rudolf and his team transferred the classic success recipe of Scottish peated whiskies to "Three" – and yet the new bottling holds one or two typical St. Kilian taste surprises. In this case: a finely balanced composition of malts and barrels.

Like all St. Kilian whiskies, we distilled our "Three" twice in traditional copper pot stills. The star of the new bottling is the smoky barley malt from the Scottish Highlands. "For this whisky, we combined unpeated Pilsner malt with strong smoky malt from Scotland," explains Mario Rudolf. "This mix creates a spicy, medium smoke intensity in the whisky, which, with a phenol content of 38 ppm, still leaves room for more peat." Our fans have already been able to taste where the journey with smoky distillate is heading with the "Spirit of St. Kilian" – the barrel-aged malt spirit on its way to becoming a proper whisky.

CLASSICALLY MATURED IN AMERICAN OAK

The single malt whisky was matured in two types of barrels from the USA: A large part of the new "Three" was stored for over three years in 190-liter Tennessee whiskey barrels, a smaller proportion in Texan quarter casks from the Texan craft distillery Garrison Brothers - for even more complexity. Master Distiller Mario Rudolf is particularly fond of these smaller 50-liter barrels: "We simply love Garrison Brothers' barrels because they bring so much character to the spirit – especially vanilla, caramel, and spicy accents."

"Three" is a true peated malt whisky in the classic style – smoky, zesty, and fresh. It combines warm peat smoke with St. Kilian's typical aromas of ripe pears and malt, as well as spicy-sweet vanilla and caramel accents from the barrels. A higher alcohol content of 50% vol. enhances the complex aromas of the whisky: "100 Proof" for 100 percent enjoyment.

AVAILABLE FROM NOVEMBER 25TH

The Signature Edition "Three" will be available from November 25th (0.5 liters in a pot-still bottle) in the St. Kilian online shop and from specialist retailers.