46°
Distillery : Kilchoman - Islay
Bourbon Barrels
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 50 ppm
The first cask of whisky was filled on 15 December 2005 at Kilchoman. Therefore, it is truly exceptional to have a vintage expression from 2006. This is a blend of five casks, all Bourbon Barrels. And it's the first Kilchoman this old, it's 18 years old, the age of maturity. To celebrate the distillery's 20th anniversary, four bottlings were released, this one being the oldest. 1209 bottles went on sale, and it's almost sold out everywhere as I speak.
Let's Taste It :
It's both pastry-like and very smoky, egg custard, a full ashtray, lemon and yellow plums. Mountain honey left in a chimney full of soot. Candied banana, pineapple, a drop of papaya. Mineral notes, stalactite, subterranean humidity, gravel. Litchi, vanilla flower, jasmine. On the palate, it's delicate, silky, floral, white fruit, then the spices rise, cumin, cloves, nutmeg. The peat returns in the finish, quite thick and chalky, it takes time to develop, redcurrants, tiger balm, pork fat, rind, small bacon, with cranberries, coloured berries. A little touch of iodine.
In Short,
The nose and finish are really excellent, but I'm a little disappointed by the palate, which lacked expression for my taste. It's a high-flying product, with a certain ambition, and that's to be applauded. It's not quite a success yet, but I salute the effort. They're not far off the mark.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Fynches - Heavy
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