Kilchoman 2007 Single Sherry Cask #448

Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2014 Edition Sherry Cask

Kilchoman is Islay’s youngest and smallest farm distillery. When Anthony Wills started his project in 2005, it was the first new distillery to be built in 124 years. A portion of the barley is grown at the farm and is used exclusively in a 100% Islay whisky. The rest, needed for the core expressions Machir Bay and Loch Gorm, is bought at Port...

Score 86/100

Kilchoman Single Cask nation 2007 4 yo

Nose: starts spicy – sweet with peppermint cinnamon gum , peat , BBQ smoke as in sweet BBQ marinade some vanilla too. Soot and wee soapiness with brine and smoke. It’s young and Alive! Palate: very nice mouth feel at this abv. Very peaty , earthy with some smoke getting bitter and dry with a pinch of cinnamon and dash of mint and rubber boots....

Score 88/100

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 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