Kilchoman Vintage 2012 Sauternes Cask #592 #6/10

Profile: The Kilchoman Vintage 2012 Sauternes Cask #592 #6/10 at a glance

• Uniquely Islay Series: An Samhradh 2023
• Kilchoman's unique Single Cask Collection: 10 limited bottlings in the series
• Heavily peated with an elegant finish: Aged in bourbon casks, finish in Sauternes cask
• Limited bottling: Only 240 bottles

Portrait : What makes the Kilchoman Vintage 2012 Sauternes Cask #592 #6/10 special.

The Kilchoman Vintage 2012 Sauternes Cask #592 #6/10, distilled made from barley, which comes exclusively from the farm Distillerie Kilchoman, first matured in ex-bourbon casks and then received a finish in an exSauternes wine cask strong>.
The Kilchoman Vintage 2012 Sauternes Cask #592 #6/10 is heavily peated with 50ppm. 

The visionary endeavor of the 100% Islay philosophy is found in this unique single cask collection.  

Carried on by the centuries-old tradition of "farm distilling", the endless possibilities of local artisanal processes and outstanding cask management, the skilful variety is evident Kilchomans.  

Different cask types, vintages and levels of smoke in cask strength are presented.  

Each of the barrels is numbered for the release AN SAMHRADH 2023 by I-X, each bottle is individually numbered by hand and provided with a short Distiller's Tasting Note.

Kilchoman is proud to be Scotland's only distillery to produce a single malt made from their own grown and malted barley.  

The Uniquely Islay series gives Kilchoman the opportunity to experiment with and present unusual barrel types.

"This is a real interesting selection from various cask maturations, and I am sure you will enjoy tasting the distinctive Kilchoman Distillery characteristic coming through in each of these editions and the cask influence will be unique to that individual single cask." 
Anthony Wills, Kilchoman Founder and MD

Distilled: 20.09.2012
Bottled: 07.06.2023
Phenol content : 50ppm
Cask-No.: 592/2012
Outturn: 240 bottles

Tasting Notes: This is how the Kilchoman Vintage 2012 Sauternes Cask #592 #6/10 tastes

• Nose: intense sweet aromas of ripe grapes, plus butterscotch and light citrus fruits - strong peat smoke above all
• Palate: full and complex in taste with bold sweet notes of ripe tropical fruit followed by malt and peat smoke
• Finish: Long finish - the peat is present, joined by ripe fruit, baked bread, spicy oak and damp Ash