Kilchoman 100% Islay 4th Edition announced
Kilchoman today announced the release of the 4th edition of the “100% Islay Limited Edition” for 12 May 2014.
For the annual release of the slightly weaker peated whisky made from its own barley and produced entirely on site “from barley to bottle”, this time 40 fresh ex-bourbon barrels were bottled, 32 of them 5 years old and eight of them 4 years old. The alcohol strength is again 50.0 %, the bottle price in the Kilchoman Distillery Shop is £64.99.
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Cask type: 40 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels, 32 five years old, 8 four years old
Vintage: ?
Bottled: May 2014
Strength: 50,0 % abv
Phenol level: approx. 20 ppm
Number of bottles: 12.000
Bottle volume: 0,7 l / 0,75 l
Bottle code: none
Barcodes:
5 060210 700522
8 92032 043441 (USA)
Distribution: worldwide
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Note: On the back of the box, the words “Over 5 years in a combination of fresh and refill bourbon barrels” are incorrectly indicated. The layout artist obviously kept the (already there wrong) sentence of the previous year and only changed the age indication from 4 to 5 years.
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