Cask no 8 - "The first casks"
CASK 8
At Gotland Whisky, we call the first eight casks, "the first casks". They were distilled over a period of a couple of months back in 2012 when everything was new and we tried to figure out how the distillery worked.
AGE: 10 year, 3 month
ABV: 53.6 %
VOLUME: 500 ml
EDITION: 383 bottles
SALE START: April 2023
STORES: Systembolaget
Colour: Pale gold
Nose: Vanilla, honey, smoke and tobacco
Taste: Sea, almond cube, slight sweetness and charcoal
Finish: Long, dry, grapefruit and liquorice
Comment: A slightly lighter and more elegant whisky than cask no. 7. Slightly longer aftertaste that is more liquorice than salmiak
Lightly peated
0,4
Pale gold
53.6%
ABV
ABV
MORE ABOUT THE EDITION
BARLEY AND CASKS
BARLEY: Propina Tipple organic barley from Gotland
FARMS: Sigdes gård, Rone
MALTING: Malted at Sigdes gård in Rone
WATER: Gotlandic water
YEAST: KronJäst för Söta Degar
CASK TYPES: Bourbon barrel (ex-Laphroaig)
CASK SIZE: 200 liter
CASK FILLING: 2012 december
BOTTLING: 2023 mars
DESTILLERY
DESTILLERYMANAGER: Johnny Nilsson, Peter Anderssson
BOTTLING: Toini Nilsson och Johanna Ljunggren
PRODUCTION AND DESIGN - BOTTLE
BOTTLE: Saverglass, France
STOPPER: Vinolok, CZECH
CAPCULE: DS GROUP, Belgium
LABEL: Saverglass, France
DESIGN LABEL : Edvin Holm
DESIGN BOTTLE : Edvin Holm
GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINT: Saverglass, France
DESIGN STOPPER: Vinolok, Tjeckien
GOTLAND WHISKYS TEAM
PRINTING: iVisby Tryckeri
FINANCE: Susanne Markvardsen
CEO- GOTLAND WHISKY: Mattias Croon
BARRELS USED
CASK NO / FILLINGDATE / CASKTYPE / SIZE / RECIPE
#8 / 2012-12-28 / Bourbon barrel / 200L / Standard
