Tasting Kilchoman for Denmark

Danish whisky importers F.C. Whisky have established a good relationship with Kilchoman Distillery which are regularly bottling single casks exclusively for them. I have two in my collection, let's try one of them today.


















Kilchoman 3yo 2008-2011 61% OB cask#400 Eclusively bottle for FC Whisky Denmark #5

The fifth single cask bottling for FC Whisky Denmark by Kilchoman, I'm also in possesion of the 6th one, having tried the 3th and 4th in Denmark last year I thought they were just a bit raw and young for me. This one comes from a bourbon cask, and it is 100% Islay, which means all in this production except the yeast comes from Islay. A bit like the Inaugural release, but at cask strength. Must remember that this is a very young whisky. The color is white wine. It smells of vanilla, flour sugar, peat, sweet yoghurt, minty, chewing gum, not much peat character here. Only about 20% of Kilchoman's malting is one on their premises, the rest is bought from Port Ellen maltings. The difference is that Kilchomans own maltings have a significantly lower peat level at only 20ppm. So perhaps this whisky is mainly produced by Kilchomans own maltings. The taste is sweet, vanilla, marzipan, vanilla ice cream, butter cookies and peat(!). This is very sweet and light, far from Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Port Charlotte and such, this reminds me more of young bourbon casked Taliskers actually. Cadenhead's had a couple of them. The peatiness is kind of drying and sweet, dry white wine, a peculiar one. I have to emphasize that this whisky is only 3 years old, but for a 3yo it could stand up as a winner amongst many of the 12yo's I've had. Great stuff!

Certainly an active bourbon cask: 6.5



Next tasting: Aberlour Distillery