Kilchoman Distillery was founded in 2005 and is the first distillery to be built on Islay for over 120 years. It is a farm distillery and a proportion of the barley used in production is grown and malted at the distillery. Kilchoman displays all that is great about the grass-roots traditions of Scotch
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Kilchoman Machir Bay
Nose: Soft cooked fruits with strong peaty aromas.
Palate: Soft mixed fruits and vanilla with an intense sweetness.
Finish: A Classic islay malt now showing the benefit of additional ageing. A long lingering finish.
Kilchoman Sanaig
Kilchoman Machir Bay Cask Strength
Nose: Lemon zest, vanilla and distinct coastal influence give way to floral intensity, juicy peaches, pears, and wafts of rich spices.
Palate: Bursts of tropical fruit and dried sultanas, warming smoke and waves of honey, malt, butterscotch and rich sweetness.
Finish: Sherry-soaked fruit, cracked black pepper and sea salt. Long-lasting with layers of citrus sweetness and maritime peat.
Kilchoman PX Sherry Matured
The Kilchoman PX Sherry Cask Matured is a vatting of 33 casks, 9 fully matured in Pedro Ximénez casks and 24 finished in PX casks for between 12 and 18 months.
Nose: prunes, sultanas, and heathery peat smoke with fresh coffee, sea spray, and hints of citrus.
Palate: warming, with dark berries, caramelised brown sugar, tabacco leaf, licorice, and fruit cake with mixed spices and smouldering peat smoke.
Finish: rounded sherry notes with waves of summer berries and dried spices.
Kilchoman Loch Gorm
The 2021 edition of Loch Gorm, is a vatting of 24 Oloroso Sherry Butts filled in 2011 and 2012.
Nose: Macerated lemons, buttery shortbread, and Moroccan spices give way to rich Sherry notes and faint notes of peat smoke.
Palate: Cloves, dark chocolate, and juicy prunes with waves of roasted almonds, sultanas, nougat, and peat embers.
Finish: Herbateous, earthy and maritime with licorice, leather, and a distinctly dry Sherry-soaked finish.
The Spirits Business Scotch Whisky Masters 2021 – Gold
International Spirits Challenge 2021 – Gold
Top 20 Whiskies of 2018 by Whisky Advocate
Scotch Whisky Masters 2015 – Gold
IWSC 2015 – Silver Outstanding Medal
WhiskyCast Review Review by DrinkHacker Robb Report
91 points by Whisky Advocate (2 consecutive years)
Kilchoman 100% Islay
Distilled from our 2007 and 2009 barley harvests before being matured in 43 ex-bourbon barrels for over 9 years.
Nose: Vanilla, light zesty fruit and malty notes.
Palate: Fresh citrus and intense butterscotch with light smoke.
Finish: long, clean, oily and intense as flavours fight for supremacy.
Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2019 – 95 points
Scotch Whisky masters 2015 – Gold
IWSC 2015 – Silver Medal
The Fifty Best 2016 – Gold Medal
2017 LA Spirits Competition – Gold Medal- 90 points, Best of Category
Kilchoman Small Batch No. 5 US Exclusive
CASK INFLUENCE:
70% BOURBON / 5% OLOROSO SHERRY/25% SAUTERNES CASK
1,260 Btls 48.3% ABV
The result is a marriage of classic Kilchoman citrus and peat smoke notes with layers of peaches, honey and white grape sweetness.
Kilchoman B.I.B. 9 yo (Wheated Bourbon Barrels) 100 Proof
This unique release is a collaborative project between Kilchoman and ImpEx. It’s a tribute to the Bottled in Bond legacy of Bourbon in the US, a nod to the journey of our wheated bourbon barrels that travel from KY to Islay to mature Kilchoman before returning to the US as Single Malt Scotch. A true testament to the best of both American and Scotch whisk(e)y.
The Kilchoman B.I.B Small Batch is a vatting of five ex-Wheated Bourbon Barrels distilled in spring 2012, bottled in the spring 2021.
Nose: Citrus, rich spices, caramel sweetness, and light peat smoke.
Palate: Vanilla and baked apples with stone fruit and waves of Christmas spices.
Finish: Malt, honey, and maritime smoke with layers of cooked fruits and cinnamon.
Kilchoman ImpEx Cask Evolution 7 yo Mezcal Finish
Nose: Rounded fruit with layers of ashy smoke, maritime influence, and mezcal smoke.
Palate: Garden herbs, sweet citrus, ripe fruits, and tobacco with blasts of Islay peat.
Finish: Crisp and peppery with lasting sweeetness.
Kilchoman Machir Bay Gift Pack with Two Tumblers
Nose: Soft cooked fruits with strong peaty aromas.
Palate: Soft mixed fruits and vanilla with an intense sweetness.
Finish: A classic Islay Malt now showing the benefit of additional ageing. A long lingering finish.
Kilchoman ImpEx Cask Evolution 8 yo Ruby Port Finish
Really jammy, and then the palate offered some smoked, glazed meats with a touch of Port in the finish. A great Kilchoman!
Tasting notes provided by a panel of trusted palates and friends of ImpEx – Travis Williams, Fernando Castorena, and Elijah Ammon.
Kilchoman ImpEx Cask Evolution Special Edition, 2006 14 yo
Kilchoman Comraich
Kilchoman Comraich is a global network of bars dedicated to the enjoyment of Kilchoman Single Malt.
Here you will find the finest and widest range of Kilchoman Single Malts, including special Comraich bottlings exclusively available from Comraich sanctuaries.
Kilchoman Comraich establishments serve as bastions of Kilchoman with exclusive access to the Kilchoman Comraich batches.
These will be available solely from the Comraichs along with a wide range of other Kilchoman bottlings.
Batch No.1 of the Kilchoman Comraich series is a vatting of a 2007 9-year-old Oloroso Sherry butt and two 10-year-old Bourbon barrels selected by Anthony Wills, Kilchoman Founder. The combination of cask types allows for a unique marriage of rich, sherry influence and light citrus and vanilla character from the bourbon barrels. 55.5% abv
Batch No.2 of the series is a vatting of 3 eight-year-old Bourbon barrels – 55.3% abv.
Batch No.3 is coming soon in 2020 and will be a combination of 3 100% Islay Casks. Two Bourbons and an Oloroso butt from 2008 & 2010.
Batch No.4 is a vatting of three 2011 bourbon barrels, all over nine years of age. These casks are
bottled at their natural cask strength, 55% abv.
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