High Coast Silent Mills Collection - #2 Sandö

Originally called Box Destilleri, High Coast (Höga Kasten in Swedish, the region they call home) produces both unpeated and peated spirit with a clear wort (inspired by Japanese whiskymaking), and similar stills to Kilchoman (Islay is another key influence).

The Silent Mills editions all build on the same peated, bourbon cask matured base as Timmer from their Origin range – which we featured in Jan 2023 – but introduce other cask types into the mix. For the second release, Sandö, that means 22% of the final whisky has been aged in oloroso sherry casks instead of bourbon for added dried fruit tang and roundness. The peat level is around 45 PPM.

Large temperature fluctuations in their warehouses (a 60°C swing between a cold winter and warm summer day!), meanwhile, encourage greater interaction between wood and spirit.