Kilchoman Madeira Cask Matured Release

Cask type: Madeira Casks

Date Filled: 2011

Date Bottled: 09/2015

Age: 4 yo

Strength: 50,0 % abv

Level of Phenols in malted barley: 50 ppm

Number of bottles: 6.100

Bottle volume: 0,7 l / 0,75 l

Barcode: 5 060210 700744

Distribution: worldwide

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On October 5th, 2015 the first limited “Madeira Cask Matured Release” was released. After a Kilchoman from the Madeira cask had already been presented in 2014 with the 3rd Club Release in a small edition, a larger release of this cask type has now been released for the first time. For this, 17 ex-Madeira casks filled in 2011 were selected, yielding 6,100 bottles at 50% abv.

The “Madeira Release” followed the “Port Cask Release” of 2014 and was a further example of full maturation in casks which are usually only used by other distilleries for finishing.

Anthony Wills writes “This release is a break from the norm for us, it represents a bit of an experiment with full maturation rather than simply finishing whisky in casks like Madeira. Full maturation means that the impact of the cask is that much greater, the challenge is to ensure the whisky remains balanced and the influence of the Madeira cask is integrated with that of the Kilchoman spirit.“

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