Kilchoman Feis Ile 2011

Kilchoman Machir Bay

My first bottle of anything Kilchoman and I must say I have been enjoying this bottle. Been open around two weeks, and the sweeter notes in the bottle seem to have become more prevalent. Nose: Sweet pine smoke from a young fire and caramelising sugar still in the pan. Barbecue rib glaze as it caramelises and burns at the edges over a hot bed of...

Score 84/100

Kilchoman 5 Year Old 2009 voor Tongerse Whiskyvrienden

The Belgian club Tongerse Whiskyvrienden did it again. I was already impressed with their previous selection, a Laffie 1997 (their Caol Ila bottled before that never reached me – hint, hint). So for the time being they remains on the Queen of Hebrides and selected a Kilchoman this time around. This single cask from 2009 matured on a bourbon cask...

Score 90/100

Kilchoman Original Cask Strength 2009

Another new expression released recently from the farm distillery of Kilchoman, this time no cask finishes or wine casks at all, ex-bourbon only. This batch is bottled from a vatting of 35 such casks filled in 2009 and bottled in 2014 making the liquid 5 years old. 9,200 bottles of the nectar were made, and bottled an the natural CS of 59.2%, NCF...

Score 88/100

Kilchoman Winter 2010 Release

The winter release is in our new Islay tasting, and we were all impressed by it. I tasted it head to head against the spring 2010 and thought the winter 2010 much better. Will report back from the festival on the 2011. Dominic's review Nose: red currant and blueberry mixing it with a Schnapps like spirit intensity and vaguely burnt oily dust, like...

Score 84/100