Kilchoman Sanaig

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Kilchoman - Islay

Oloroso Sherry and Ex-Bourbon Casks 

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2015

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 50 ppm

 

 

 

The second edition in Kilchoman's Core Range after the Machir Bay, the Sanaig is dominated by sherry, while its colleague is dominated by bourbon. There is no mention of age, but rumour has it that it is in fact 4 to 5 years old.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Iodised nose, tide, seaweed, sea spray, silt and good full-bodied peat. The sherry is tasty, thick, leather and red fruits. Damsons, cherry pudding, black grapes, morello cherries, blackcurrants, cranberries. A bit of well rare meat, braised with shallots, a good flank steak no doubt. The palate is in the same vein, peat, prunes, sandalwood, Armenian paper, wine sauce, a little bloody. Spices, but not too strong, pepper, cloves, saffron. The finish is charred, fairly balanced. Heather earth, damp tree bark, truffles.  

 

In Short, 

It's still a bit young, but it's very pleasant. The sherry is full of character, as meaty as you could wish for, and combines well with the heavy peat. The value for money is not too bad, so it's worth giving in to temptation.

Score : 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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