Myken Arctic Single Malt – Octave Symphony 2020
RELEASE-DATE: March 6, 2020
ALCOHOL STRENGTH: 47 % ABV
AGE: 4 years
BOTTLE SIZE: 500 ml
# OF BOTTLES: 1415
PACKAGING: Bottle only
No colour added, no chill filtration
ARTICLE NUMBER, VINMONOPOLET: 11723003 (SOLD OUT)
PRICE, VINMONOPOLET: kr. 849,90,-
25,9 % stored in ex-bourbon casks
41 % stored in ex-Oloroso sherry casks
33,1 % stored in ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry casks
(74,1 % stores in ex-sherry casks)
Yeast: Safspirit M-1 distiller’s yeast
Malt: Weyermann 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 / 680 L wort
BATCHES: 54 - 58
Average fermentation time: 109,5 hours
Distillation date(s): July 27 th - 31 th 2015
Average distillation time, low wines: 7,0 hours
Average distillation time, hearts: 3,9 hours
Cut point, head to heart: 15 minutes
Cut point, heart to tails: 58,6 – 59,1 % ABV
BATCHES: 80 - 84
Average fermentation time: 82,3 hours
Distillation date(s): November 27 th – December 3 rd , 2015
Average distillation time, low wines: 8,3 hours
Average distillation time, hearts: 5 hours
Cut point, head to heart: 17 minutes
Cut point, heart to tails: 60,2 – 61,6 % ABV
BATCHES: 86 - 87
Average fermentation time: 72 hours
Distillation date(s): January 26 th - 27 th , 2016
Average distillation time, low wines: 6,9 hours
Average distillation time, hearts: 4,1 hours
Cut point, head to heart: 8 minutes
Cut point, heart to tails: 61,1 – 61,2 % ABV
BATCHES 89 - 90
Average fermentation time: 64,3 hours
Distillation date(s): January 29 th -30 th , 2016
Average distillation time, low wines: 7,4 hours
Average distillation time, hearts: 4,4 hours
Cut point, head to heart: 10 minutes
Cut point, heart to tails: 61,3 – 62,3 % ABV
CASK 1:
Date for cask filling: July 29 th , 2015
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
40-litre ex-bourbon cask (Heaven Hill), 1st fill, cask number: 15/014 (M20)
Strength at filling: 69,5 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 70,3 % ABV
Volume at filling: 41,6 L
Volume at emptying: 28,1 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 2:
Date for cask filling: July 31 th , 2015
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
40-litre ex-bourbon cask (Heaven Hill), 1st fill, cask number: 15/016 (M22)
Strength at filling: 58,8 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 59,8 % ABV
Volume at filling: 39,9 L
Volume at emptying: 27,7 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 3:
Date for cask filling: August 4 th , 2015
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
40-litre ex-bourbon cask (Heaven Hill), 1st fill, cask number: 15/018 (M24)
Strength at filling: 60,1 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 60,6 % ABV
Volume at filling: 41,6 L
Volume at emptying: 27,3 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 4:
Date for cask filling: August 4 th , 2015
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
40-litre ex-bourbon cask (Heaven Hill), 1st fill, cask number: 15/019 (M25)
Strength at filling: 60,1 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 60,8 % ABV
Volume at filling: 41,4 L
Volume at emptying: 29,1 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 5:
Date for cask filling: August 4 th , 2015
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
40-litre ex-bourbon cask (Heaven Hill), 1st fill, cask number: 15/020 (M26)
Strength at filling: 60,1 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 60,6 % ABV for blend of all casks
Volume at filling: 41,6 L
Volume at emptying: 29,7 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 6:
Date for cask filling: December 30 th , 2015
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned” Oloroso), 1st fill, cask number: 15/032 (M32)
Strength at filling: 62,2 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 60,7 % ABV
Volume at filling: 54,4 L
Volume at emptying: 44,0 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 7:
Date for cask filling: January 30 th , 2016
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned” Oloroso), 1st fill, cask number: 16/005 (M38)
Strength at filling: 63,5 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 61,7 % ABV
Volume at filling: 55,2 L
Volume at emptying: 45,4 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 8:
Date for cask filling: January 30 th , 2016
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned” Oloroso), 1st fill, cask number: 16/006 (M39)
Strength at filling: 63,5 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 61,9 % ABV
Volume at filling: 54,4 L
Volume at emptying: 45,0 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 9:
Date for cask filling: January 30 th , 2016
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned” Oloroso), 1st fill, cask number: 16/007 (M40)
Strength at filling: 63,5 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 61,6 % ABV
Volume at filling: 53,4 L
Volume at emptying: 44,8 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 10:
Date for cask filling: January 30 th , 2016
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned” Oloroso), 1st fill, cask number: 16/008 (M41)
Strength at filling: 63,5 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 61,4 % ABV
Volume at filling: 54,9 L
Volume at emptying: 45,0 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 11:
Date for cask filling: December 30 th , 2015
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned”Pedro Ximenez), 1st fill, cask number: 15/033 (M33)
Strength at filling: 62,2 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 60,9 % ABV
Volume at filling: 54,5 L
Volume at emptying: 46,2 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 12:
Date for cask filling: January 28 th , 2016
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned”Pedro Ximenez), 1st fill, cask number: 16/002 (M35)
Strength at filling: 63,1 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 61,7 % ABV
Volume at filling: 54,8 L
Volume at emptying: 44,4 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 13:
Date for cask filling: January 28 th , 2016
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned”Pedro Ximenez), 1st fill, cask number: 16/003 (M36)
Strength at filling: 63,1 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 60,8 % ABV
Volume at filling: 53,3 L
Volume at emptying: 44,5 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
CASK 14:
Date for cask filling: January 28 th , 2016
Date for cask emptying: January 30 th , 2020
55-litre ex-sherry cask (“Seasoned”Pedro Ximenez), 1st fill, cask number: 16/004 (M37)
Strength at filling: 63,1 % ABV
Strength at emptying: 61,0 % ABV
Volume at filling: 54,2 L
Volume at emptying: 46,1 L
Storage conditions: racked in an insulated room without temperature control
“Married” in a steel tank for 7 days before bottling.
Diluted to 47 % ABV before bottling, with desalinated sea water from the Myken municipal water plant.