Myken Arctic Single Malt – Pineau Finish 2018
RELEASE-DATE: November 2, 2018
ALKOHOL STRENGTH: 47 % ABV
AGE: 3 years, 6 months
BOTTLE SIZE: 500 ml
# OF BOTTLES: 896
PACKAGING: Bottle only
No colour added, no chill filtration
ARTCLE NUMBER, VINMONOPOLET: 10488602
PRICE, VINMONOPOLET: kr. 999,- (SOLD OUT)
INGREDIENTS
Yeast: Safspirit M-1 distiller’s yeast
Malt: Weyermann, Premium Pilsner Malt, extra hell
Process water: Desalinated sea water (reverse osmosis) from Myken municipal water plant
Cooling water: Sea water pumped directly from the ocean
Batch size: 125 kg malt / 670-690 L wort
BATCHES: 12 to 16
Average fermentation time: 61,8 hours
Distillation date(s): January 30 – February 21, 2015
Average distilation time, low wines: 8,8 hours
Average distillation time, hearts: 4,2 hours
Cut point, head to heart:16-21 minutes
Cut point, heart to tails: 55,0-55,6 % ABV
CASKS FOR MATURATION
CASK 1:
Date for cask filling: January 31, 2015
Date for cask emptying: September 13, 2017
200-litre ex-Bourbon cask from Maker’s Mark, 1st-fill, cask number: 002/15 (M9)
Strength at filling: 63,9 % ABV
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control.
CASK 2:
Date for cask filling: February 21, 2015
Date for cask emptying: September 13, 2017
200-litre ex-Bourbon cask from Maker’s Mark, 1st-fill, cask number: 004/15 (M10)
Strength at filling: 64,2 % ABV
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control.
CASK 3:
Date for cask filling: September 13, 2017
Date for cask emptying: September 6, 2018
350-litre ex-Pineau des Charentes cask, 1st-fill, cask number: 033/17 (M101)
Strength at filling: 61,5 % ABV
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control.
Diluted to 47 % ABV before bottling, using desalinated sea water.
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