{"product_id":"prakaan-double-cask","title":"Prakaan Double Cask Thai Single Malt Whisky","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDistilled in Kamphaeng Phet in northern Thailand, Prakaan is Thailand’s first single malt whisky made by ThaiBev, the country’s most influential distiller. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust as Masataka Taketsuru travelled to Scotland to learn how to make whisky, in doing so laying the defining groundwork of Japanese whisky, Prakaan’s makers spent time at Scotch distilleries, including Speyburn and Balblair. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aim was not to copy, but to understand whisky creation in Scotland and how it might translate to a climate very different to the Highlands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocated in a UNESCO-listed region of deep green jungle, mineral-rich springs and air thick with humidity, Prakaan mature casks three to four metres underground, to allow the soil to act as insulation, providing a more constant temperature and humidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe conditions still result in rapid maturation, meaning that the whisky is ready to be bottled at a younger age than Scotland, similar to other tropically aged single malts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouble Cask is a marriage of the two main cask styles held in Prakaan’s warehouses, American oak ex-bourbon and Spanish oak sherry casks, providing a great first experience of what’s to come with Prakaan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e70CL • 43% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNose: \u003c\/em\u003eRipe tropical fruit, chocolate and vanilla. Raisins and candied citrus peels follow.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTaste:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pineapples in syrup and ripe mangoes underlined by oaky vanilla and toffee.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFinish: O\u003c\/em\u003eaky and leathery tones contrasted by a light touch of grated orange zest.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Summerton Whisky Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56637891707253,"sku":"EXTRA-SWC-FEB26","price":74.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/9756\/6518\/files\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-12_at_14.10.01.jpg?v=1773339172","url":"https:\/\/summertonclub.co.uk\/products\/prakaan-double-cask","provider":"Summerton Whisky Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}