Kilchoman SMWS 129.1 – A Smoky, Peachy, Yoghurt of Loveliness

Cask No.: SMWS 129.1

Cask type: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel

Date Filled: 28.6.2006

Date Bottled: 07/2012

Age: 5 yo

Strength: 60,2 % abv

Phenol level: 50 ppm

Number of bottles: 235

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

Distribution: only to SMWS members

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It is Kilchoman’s stated policy not to sell whiskies to independent bottlers. Among the few exceptions to this principle, the 7 Bourbon Barrel bottlings of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) released between 2012 and 2015 form the largest group.

In order to avoid trademark problems, the extremely renowned society based in Leith does not state the names of the distilleries on its bottlings, but only a number made up of the distillery identification number and the consecutive number of SMWS bottlings from the corresponding distillery. The members of the SMWS have a list of distillery identification numbers, Kilchoman has the number 129.

The SMWS is known for its very creative flavour descriptions, a handy summary of which gives each release a distinct name.

The very first SMWS Kilchoman bottling mentioned here was released in the second half of 2012 and was sold out within minutes. As with all 7 SMWS releases, it is the bottling of a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel.