Kilchoman Sherry Cask Release

Kilchoman Loch Gorm Second Edition

I tried the first release of the Kilchoman Loch Gorm at a tasting led by James Wills in May 2013. This is the second edition, that appeard this year and matured on oloroso sherry casks. It is only 5 years old and surprisingly pale. It is immediately very salty and smoky on the nose, with loads of spices and a trace of asphalt. But the sherry cask...

Score 86/100

Kilchoman 3 Year Old 2011 Port Cask Matured

Kilchoman has quite a few port casks in their warehouses from a non-disclosed port producer from the Douro valley in Portugal. Part of those were put to sleep in 2011 to be released three years later at a cask strength of 55% in 2014. So this is not a finish, but full maturation on Ruby Port casks, just sayin’. While the typical traits of...

Score 84/100

Kilchoman Machir Bay bottled 2014

A youngster from Kilchoman - Don’t know the age, but boy I wish I did *sigh*. All I know is it’s obviously young, and typically you just want the assurances that you aren’t messing around with jailbait, amiright? Nose: Delicious farmy style peat - hay, fresh cut grass, citrus sweetness. Palate: Vanilla, grassy peat, hint of new make but not in...

Score 87/100

Kilchoman Original Cask Strength 2009

Another new expression released recently from the farm distillery of Kilchoman, this time no cask finishes or wine casks at all, ex-bourbon only. This batch is bottled from a vatting of 35 such casks filled in 2009 and bottled in 2014 making the liquid 5 years old. 9,200 bottles of the nectar were made, and bottled an the natural CS of 59.2%, NCF...

Score 88/100