Kilchoman 2 Year Old Anticipation Cask #05/2007

Kilchoman 2009 Vintage Cask Sample

I took part in a lovely Kilchoman tasting led by the always funny James Wills, son of Kilchoman founder Anthony. He had brought a little something special for the occasion: a cask sample from a cask that would later in the year become part of a new release (when you read this, that release has already seen the light of day). I felt it was a good...

Score 87/100

Kilchoman 7 Year Old 2012 Rum Finish for The Nectar

This single cask was bottled for The Nectar, Belgian importer. After a regular maturation on a bourbon cask, it was finished on a rum cask from Barbados. The malt has it’s usual 50ppm and the whisky was bottled at cask strength. The DNA of bourbon matured Kilchoman is clearly present, which I applaud. Lots of peat smoke, citrus fruit and vanilla....

Score 86/100

Kilchoman Club Second Edition

Kilchoman have just released their Kilchoman Club Second Edition, a small batch release of 2,000 bottles. It was distilled in October 2008, so is 5 years old at bottling, and has been bottled at a cask strength of 58.2%. It's a deep golden amber in colour and on the nose offers pineapple, ripe bananas and a hint of peat carried on a wave of creamy...

Score 90/100

Kilchoman 8 Year Old 2012 The Kilchoman Club 9th Edition

The young distillery on Islay has quite the following and hence there is something like the Kilchoman Club. And hence nice club releases. This is the 9th edition already, a vatting of 4 oloroso casks (548, 549, 550 & 551) that yielded just over 1300 bottles. Thanks to my whisky buddy and Kilchoman adept Pascal I was able to try it. Oh, by the...

Score 86/100