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}\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 Dutch Single Malt, Oloroso Sherry Cask No. 17B040\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 16 December 2016 · Cask No. 17B040 · 6 Years Old · 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\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 Years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e Oloroso Sherry Butt\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 57.7%\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\u003eMillstone Dutch single malt\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled at Zuidam Distillers in Baarle-Nassau on \u003cstrong\u003e16 December 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e and matured for \u003cstrong\u003e6 years\u003c\/strong\u003e in an \u003cstrong\u003eex-Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/strong\u003e, number 17B040. It was selected and bottled by Blackadder International at \u003cstrong\u003ecask strength, 57.7% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no chill filtration and no added colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOloroso is the classic sherry cask of traditional malt whisky, and Zuidam has a reputation for sourcing genuinely good ones rather than briefly seasoned stand-ins. Full-term maturation in that wood, applied to a slow-fermented Dutch spirit with real character of its own, is exactly the kind of release that has made Millstone single casks a quiet obsession among collectors. One butt, one bottling, and no second run.\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. 17B040 is an \u003cstrong\u003eex-Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/strong\u003e, filled on \u003cstrong\u003e16 December 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e. Where Pedro Ximenez is sweet and syrupy, Oloroso is a dry sherry aged oxidatively in Jerez, and its casks give whisky depth, nutty richness, and structure without the sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is full-term sherry maturation, not a finish: the spirit spent its entire \u003cstrong\u003e6 years\u003c\/strong\u003e in this one butt. Reviewers of this cask have noted it behaves like a proper ex-solera cask, consistent with Patrick van Zuidam's known insistence on serious sherry wood rather than briefly seasoned casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International bottled the cask straight from the wood at \u003cstrong\u003e57.7% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. A single butt is all that exists of this whisky, anywhere.\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\u003eDutch 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\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57.7%\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\u003eEx-Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17B040\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2016\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":53947940503870,"sku":"TWL-MST-OL17B040-100077","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/millstone-oloroso-cask-17b040-transparent_e95113d4-6f39-486d-b6f9-37791ab528cb.png?v=1785503164","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/millstone-oloroso-sherry-cask-no-17b040","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}