Kilchoman Sauternes Cask Finish 2018 Edition

Cask type: 30 Bourbon Barrels, Finish in Sauternes Hogsheads for 5 month

Vintage: 2012

Bottled: September / October 2018

Strength: 50 % abv

Phenol level: 50 ppm

Number of bottles: 10.000

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

Bottle Codes:
SCF 18.09.18 18/96
SCF 25.09.18 18/96
SCF 26.09.18 18/96
SAU 02.10.18 18/96
SCF 03.10.18 18/96

Barcode: 5 060210 701765

Distribution: worldwide

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The “Sauternes Cask Finish 2018 Edition”, released on October 1, 2018, is a vatting of 30 bourbon barrels from 2012, which were finished for 5 month in Sauternes Hogsheads.

The release was the second Sauternes bottling in the series of annual limited releases from different wine casks that began in 2014. While the earlier representatives of the range were fully aged in Port, Madeira, Sauternes or Red Wine casks,

While the previous representatives of the series were fully matured in port, Madeira, Sauternes or red wine casks, Anthony Wills said that the aim was to take a slightly different approach with the Sauternes wine finish, which should lead to a more balanced character between the honey-sweet notes of the Sauternes casks and the characteristic mixed fruit und peat smoke of the Kilchoman destillate. With the first Sauternes Limited Release, the Sauternes Cask Matured 2016 Edition, the Sauternes character still outweighed the Kilchoman distillery character too much.