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font-size: 14px; }\n  .twl-commitments strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 24px; } .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eMillstone Heavily Peated Dutch Single Malt, Cask No. 2609\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 12 May 2017 · Cask No. 2609 · Bottled by Blackadder International\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Zuidam Distillers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavily Peated Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e PX Sherry\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 53.2%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e 700ml\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask of \u003cstrong\u003eheavily peated Millstone Dutch single malt\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled at Zuidam Distillers in Baarle-Nassau on \u003cstrong\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e and matured in a \u003cstrong\u003ePedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/strong\u003e, number 2609. It was selected and bottled by Blackadder International at \u003cstrong\u003ecask strength, 53.2% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no chill filtration and no added colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask 2609 is a sister cask to our No. 2625: the same distillation day, the same heavily peated spirit, the same PX sherry wood, and yet its own whisky, resting at its own strength. Side by side they are a live demonstration of what single cask actually means. On its own, this is a rare thing: peat smoke and PX sherry from a windmill-fed Dutch family distillery, one cask, never to be repeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zuidam Distillers \u0026amp; Millstone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZuidam Distillers is one of the last fully independent family distilleries in the Netherlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred van Zuidam founded it in 1975 in Baarle-Nassau, on the Belgian border, with a single copper still and 300 square metres of floor space. Today his sons run the company, with Patrick van Zuidam, who started distilling at 14, as master distiller. The house method has not changed to suit volume: grain ground slowly by traditional Dutch windmills, long cool fermentations that run for days rather than hours, and unhurried distillation in small copper stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first experimental whisky casks were filled in 1996, and the Millstone name, a nod to those windmill stones, has since become the benchmark for Dutch whisky. Millstone's 100 Rye was named World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards and took the category again in 2023, and the distillery's sherry-matured single malts have built a devoted following among collectors of Continental European whisky. Millstone is proof that serious whisky does not have to come from Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e by Fred van Zuidam in Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands; still family owned and run, with Patrick van Zuidam as master distiller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindmill-ground grain:\u003c\/strong\u003e malt is milled slowly between traditional Dutch millstones, the practice that gave Millstone its name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow by design:\u003c\/strong\u003e long, cool fermentations measured in days and gentle distillation in small copper stills build a fruity, characterful spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward pedigree:\u003c\/strong\u003e World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards, with the distillery's sherry-cask single malts equally sought after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask no. 2609 is a \u003cstrong\u003ePedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/strong\u003e, filled with heavily peated Millstone spirit distilled on \u003cstrong\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e. PX casks are seasoned by one of the sweetest, darkest wines in Jerez, made from sun-dried grapes, and they give whisky richness, colour, and dried-fruit depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeated spirit and PX wood is a deliberate pairing of opposites: smoke on one side, concentrated sweetness on the other, with the distillery's long-fermentation malt character holding the middle. Zuidam ferments slowly and distils gently, which gives its peated spirit an unusual amount of fruit to bring to that conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International bottled the cask straight from the wood at \u003cstrong\u003e53.2% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. One cask, from a distillery whose single cask releases rarely reach the United States at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Lab publishes every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, cask type, distillation date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat we leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Our position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMillstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProducer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZuidam Distillers, Baarle-Nassau\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavily Peated Dutch Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53.2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2609\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53947937587518,"sku":"TWL-MST-PT2609-100075","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/millstone-peated-cask-2609-transparent_70b3e14f-9f72-49e3-a18b-31ad8180c497.png?v=1785503153","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/millstone-heavily-peated-px-cask-no-2609","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}