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Ten years in a chardonnay cask and exclusively available at the Steinhauser distillery – you know what to expect. Or rather, you don't. This Brigantia Distillery Exclusive pulls no punches with its oak and delivers a single malt that has made dryness and character its guiding principles.

What a find! From the Steinhauser distillery on the shores of Lake Constance comes this single cask bottling that spent five years in a cognac cask – and clearly thrived in it. Cask no. 910 delivers a single malt at 58% ABV that instantly lifts the spirits with its blend of power and elegance.

There are whiskies you drink – and whiskies you experience. The St. Kilian ex Tokaji Aszú Single Cask belongs to the latter. Matured in a Hungarian noble wine cask that once cradled the golden nectar of Tokaj, this heavily peated single malt weaves the smoky soul of Franconia together with the sweet poetry of the Hungarian wine country.

With the Exceptional Range ex Mugi Shochu, St. Kilian ventures into uncharted territory: a single malt matured in an American white oak cask that previously held Japanese mugi shochu – likely one of the first bottlings of its kind outside Japan. The result is a delicate, perfumed-floral whisky that marries Far Eastern elegance with Franconian craftsmanship.