Signature Edition SIX - the "Franconian" whisky

St. Kilian Distillers will be launching their sixth signature edition at the end of October. The new SIX is based on a mild recipe and comes as a real "Franconian" - both the barley malt used is from Franconia, as well as the barrels from the Fürst vineyard right on the doorstep.

Special malt from Upper Franconia in use

The mild Signature Edition SIX is clearly the most "Franconian" whisky version from Rüdenau so far. As it is well known that whisky can only be made from three ingredients - water, barley and yeast - the type of barley naturally has a decisive influence on the taste. The special barley malt "Barke" comes from Bamberg in Upper Franconia from the WEYERMANN malting plant, which provides a very unique, pithy and very "cereal" aroma . The robust "Barke" barley has a larger grain diameter and is characterised by a flavour-intensive and pronounced body during brewing, which is accompanied by a pleasant and soft mouthfeel. This gives the single malt a perfect malt aroma with pronounced malty-sweet notes.

30 per cent of the Six matured in regional ex-Spätburgunder barrels.

The barrels of the noble, red Pinot Noir come from Lower Franconia, from the renowned and nationally known FÜRST winery in Bürgstadt on the Main. This magnificent area with its vineyards, the Main valley and the rolling hills - known as the region of "Churfranken" is also the home of St. Kilian. The SIX is a single malt whisky with real "terroir" and a clear reference to its homeland, even though the two other cask components in the form of rye and bourbon casks come from the USA. The notes from the rye bar rel underline the cereal character of the special Franconian malt particularly well.

All information about the Signature Edition SIX

Like its predecessor, the new single malt is again a mild whisky, which with its 47.5% alcohol content is one of the lightest single malt editions to date. It was distilled in 2016 and 2017 and bottled in the original pot-still bottles from St. Kilian in October 2020.

Barrel composition

30% ex-Spätburgunder: Paul Fürst, Bürgstadt, 228l Burgundy barrels, 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:

OUTLOOK	yellow gold
SMELL	fine tannic acid, ripe grapes
TASTE	A fine sweetness at the start, followed by wine aromas and cereal flavours.
NACHKLANG	fine spice, sweet, dry and long-lasting

Available as of October 28, 2020

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