The big St. Kilian Online Whisky Tasting with Mario Rudolf, Andreas Kreser and Christoph Albietz with special guest Steffen Lohr from the STORK CLUB whiskey distillery.

Rüdenau, December 2023
The last St. Kilian Online Whisky Tasting of the year on December 28, 2023 was once again a great success. The highlight of the enjoyable evening was undoubtedly the tasting of the cask sample of the St. Kilian "Lucky No. 7" bottling, which will be bottled on January 18, 2024 after seven years of maturation as the oldest St. Kilian single malt whisky to date.

Other highlights presented were the two blended whiskies "Fifty Fifty Mild" and "Fifty Fifty Peated", the result of the long-standing collaboration between St. Kilian Distillers and the German STORK CLUB whiskey distillery. In addition, Steffen Lohr, founder and managing director of the STORK CLUB whiskey distillery in Brandenburg, presented the almost cask-strength Stork Club Full Proof Rye Whiskey. The numerous whisky fans were also able to enjoy the premiere of a mild and smoky St. Kilian single cask bottling as well as a mild handfilled whisky from a former Cognac cask. To round off the tasting, the participants enjoyed the full-bodied Bud Spencer banana cream liqueur - BANANA JOE.

The anticipation among whisky connoisseurs was so great that around 1,300 tasting sets with the eight exclusive samples were sent out in advance. The response after the new products were released in the online store on the tasting evening was also extremely positive. The "Lucky No. 7" single malt whisky, limited to 370 bottles, was completely sold out within a few minutes. The "ex Tokaji Aszú" single cask bottling, limited to 350 bottles, also quickly found its fans.

Did you miss the online tasting or would you like to relive this fantastic whisky evening? The tasting recording is permanently available here:

The tasting line-up:

• Handfilled Mild - ex Cognac - St. Kilian Single Malt Whisky
• NEW: Single Cask Mild - ex sweet wine Tokaji Aszú - St. Kilian Single Malt Whisky
• Stork Club Rye Whisky - Spreewood Distillers
• NEW: Fifty Fifty Mild - Spreewood Distillers & St. Kilian - Blended Whisky
• NEW: Fifty Fifty Peated - Spreewood Distillers & St. Kilian - Blended Whisky
• NEW: Lucky No. 7 - Single Cask Aged Almost 7 Years - St. Kilian Single Malt Whisky
• NEW: Single Cask Peated - ex Bitter Aperitif Fisini - St. Kilian Single Malt Whisky
• Bud Spencer - BANANA JOE - Banana Cream Liqueur - Made with St. Kilian Single Malt Spirit

We hope you enjoy watching the online whisky tasting and look forward to welcoming you (again) to our distillery in Rüdenau soon.