Kilchoman 2 Year Old Anticipation Cask 06/2007

Kilchoman 11 Year Old 2007 Feis Ile 2018

For Feis Ile 2018 Kilchoman vatted 4 bourbon barrels, which resulted in a limited release of 744 bottles which sold out in a flash. Thanks to the Whisky Amigos (Belgian friends) I was able to get one. It was the oldest Kilchoman on the market with its 11 years old age. Distilled in March 2007 and bottled in May 2018. Let’s get to it! The nose...

Score 86/100

Kilchoman 10th Anniversary

This Kilchoman was released in 2015 to commemorate the distillery's 10th anniversary. It is a vatting of ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks that were filled between 2005 and 2012, and according to the description it contains some whisky from cask 1/2005, the first cask ever filled at Kilchoman. The total outturn was 3,000 bottles, available only at...

Score 89/100

Kilchoman Summer 2010 Release

The youngest distillery in Islay by 124 years, Kilchoman has a lot to live up to. There are many fans of the budding distillery, whilst others complain about the high price tag attached to so young a malt. The Summer 2010 expression, Kilchoman's fourth release to date, is just 3.5 years old and matured exclusively in ex-bourbon barrels. Thanks to...

Score 84/100

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2012

Because I tend to be skeptical about nearly everything, I resisted the temptation to purchase Kilchoman Machir Bay for a while, despite the widespread praise it’s received. How could something so young be so good? Isn’t this another “gimmick” whisky for which a fancy finish has been employed to mask tender years? Why, 60% of its contents have...

Score 88/100