Kilchoman 2010 46% OB Summer
I really don't like these whiskies making a point of different months or seasons of the year the bottling takes place, as I mean that the good old vintage statements is plenty. But on the other hand I believe I tried the Spring release just weeks ago. So I guess it works. Pale whisky, smells very peaty, all on peaty notes and hay, summer on the farm? Extremely peaty compared to the Spring release, how could this be? Seems like two diferent malts. This is like a reincarnation of Lagavulin 16 from the 90's when it was incredible. So sweet, so bitter, so salty, so citrussy, it's all thats good from Islay in one small jar.
A pleasant surprise: 7.5
Kilchoman NAS 46% OB Spring 2010 Release
Kilchoman then, I usually don't see the reason for bottling spirits and malt at 3-4 years old. Spirits that dares and blushes and so on. Early marketing I guess and if one could pull it off with quality, I guess it would have to be some young Islay distillery. Kilchoman is the newest distillery on Islay, and I guess this one is about 4yo. Dilluted to only 46%. It smells good, bourbon, vanilla, oaky, peaty, iron, seems much older than my assumption. The taste is hot, peppery with good peatyness, caviar, cod liver, tarry, a huge whisky. Oh yes, a little spirity and young-ish on the aftertaste, but I see a great future for this malt.
No dark sails on the horizon for Kilchoman: 5.5
Kilchoman 3yo 2006-2009 61.1% LMDW
The spirit from the new Kilchoman Distillery on Islay has finally reached the age of whisky! I'm delighted to try this one. It has a lovely nose, with beautiful small portions of smoke, enticing! Sweet on the palate, with much peat in presence, it works for this age. I prefer it without addition of water, as I feel much of the peaty character then disappears. A dry finish with some tickling on the tongue makes this a "one to watch" in the coming years.
The future looks bright for Kilchoman: 6
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