Kilchoman 2 Year Old Anticipation Cask #304/2006

Kilchoman New Make Spirit

I tried this Kilchoman New Make Spirit first at a tasting in Belgium, hosted by the owner’s son James Wills. The barley type used is called Concerto. It has a big yield, something distillers are of course very much interested in. It has many of the same qualities as Optic and is used for both beer and malt whisky. The nose is very clean, very...

Score 80/100

Kilchoman 2007 Vintage bottled 2013

Last May I travelled to Scotland with my good friends Igor and Jeff, visiting Islay, Campbeltown and Edinburgh. One of the highlights of Islay (which in itself was a highlight of my life) was Kilchoman, the newest and smallest Islay distillery. Founded in 2005, this is a farm distillery on Rockside Farm. No, really. A real working farm. And not a...

Score 94/100

Kilchoman Loch Gorm Sherry Cask bottled 2013

This is the third Kilchoman I've tried and at 5-6 Years Old the oldest too. Minty peat with sultanas on the nose with a note of toffee. In fact mint and toffee seems to be a consistent underlying profile of Kilchoman. Very powerful flavours for such a young whisky. The palate matches the nose really with the peat even more noticeable now. Dried...

Score 88/100

Kilchoman 4 Year Old Single Cask 252/06 for WIN

This single cask (ex-bourbon) was bottled exclusively for The Whisky Import in the Netherlands and yielded 261 bottles. The spirit left the stills on 20th September 2006 to be bottled as whisky on 10th March 2011. Ooh, that's a good nose. Very fruity! After the initial alcohol bomb (60%!), I get a whole plethora of sweet fruits like pear, mango,...

Score 87/100