Myken Arctic Single Malt – Ocean Spirit 2023
RELEASE-DATE: September 2023
ALCOHOL STRENGTH: 65 % ABV
AGE: 5,5 years
BOTTLE SIZE: 500 ml
# OF BOTTLES: 301
PACKAGING: Bottle only
No colour added, no chill filtration
Released in UK
Ocean Spirit is a 200 L ex-bourbon single cask whiskey released in the UK in 2023.
Newmake from Myken:
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 / 580 L wort
261 - 264
Average fermentation time: on average 85 – 112 hours
Distillation date(s): November 14 th – 20 th , 2017
Average distillation time, low wines: 10,5 hours
Average distillation time, hearts: 4,3 hours
Cut point, head to heart: 7-11 minutes
Cut point, heart to tails: 59,9 % ABV
CASK 1:
200-litre ex-bourbon (1 st fill), cask number: 17/052
Date of filling: November 20 th , 2017
Date for cask emptying: March 2 nd , 2019
Strength at filling: 63,7 % ABV
Strength at emptying: not measured
Volume at filling: 205,6 L
Volume at emptying: not measured
Cask emptied and sent to Bådin Brewery in Bodø for cask maturation of Bådin & Myken
tønnelagra Stout
CASK 2:
200-litre ex-bourbon (1 st fill), cask number: 19/015
Cask Arrival date at Myken: May 2 nd , 2019
Date for cask emptying: July 13 th , 2023
Strength at filling: not measured
Strength at emptying: 65 % ABV
Volume at filling: not measured
Volume at emptying: 155,5 L
Angels share 22,9 %
Storage conditions: ex-sherry casks racked in an insulated room without temperature control.