Blackadder - Millstone - Heavily Peated PX Cask No. 2625
Millstone Heavily Peated Dutch Single Malt, Cask No. 2625 Distilled 12 May 2017 · Cask No. 2625 · 384 Bottles · Bottled by Blackadder International Origin The Netherlands Distillery Zuidam Distillers Style Heavily Peated Single Malt Cask Refill PX Sherry ABV 53.6% Outturn 384 Bottles Volume 700ml A single cask of heavily peated Millstone Dutch single malt, distilled at Zuidam Distillers in Baarle-Nassau on 12 May 2017 and matured in a refill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask, number 2625. It was selected and bottled by Blackadder International at 6 years old and cask strength, 53.6% ABV, with no chill filtration and no added colour. The cask yielded 384 bottles. Heavily peated spirit from a Dutch family distillery is already an uncommon starting point. Putting it into a refill PX cask, where the sherry influence stays measured rather than dominant, lets the smoke and the distillery's long-fermentation malt character share the frame with the dried-fruit weight of the wine. This is one of a small handful of Millstone single casks Blackadder has released, and one cask is all there is. About Zuidam Distillers & Millstone Zuidam Distillers is one of the last fully independent family distilleries in the Netherlands. 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. The 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. Distillery profile Founded 1975 by Fred van Zuidam in Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands; still family owned and run, with Patrick van Zuidam as master distiller. Windmill-ground grain: malt is milled slowly between traditional Dutch millstones, the practice that gave Millstone its name. Slow by design: long, cool fermentations measured in days and gentle distillation in small copper stills build a fruity, characterful spirit. Award pedigree: World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards, with the distillery's sherry-cask single malts equally sought after. Cask profile Cask no. 2625 is a refill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask, filled with heavily peated Millstone spirit distilled on 12 May 2017. 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. Because this is a refill cask, the sherry speaks at a lower volume than a first fill would. That restraint matters here: it leaves room for the peat smoke and the distillery's malt character instead of burying them under wine. It is a deliberate pairing, not a coat of paint. Blackadder International bottled the cask in 2023 at 6 years old, straight from the wood at 53.6% ABV, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. The outturn was 384 bottles for the world. When they are gone, this whisky does not exist anymore. On Tasting Notes You will not find tasting notes here. By design. The 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. What we leave to you is the experience of drinking it. Tasting 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. Specification Details Brand Millstone Producer Zuidam Distillers, Baarle-Nassau Bottler Blackadder International Style Heavily Peated Dutch Single Malt Whisky Origin The Netherlands Age 6 years ABV 53.6% Volume 700ml Cask type Refill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask Cask number 2625 Distilled 12 May 2017 Bottled 2023 Outturn 384 bottles Cask strength Yes Non-chill filtered Yes Natural colour Yes Availability Open release The Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments Single Cask & Small Batch: Ensuring a unique profile for each release. Natural Colour & Non-Chill Filtered: Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky. Honest Storytelling: Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.