Kilchoman 2007 Bourbon Cask for The Whisky Show

Kilchoman KWM 10 yr 25th Anniversary Bottling

I tend to consider myself a reasonably logical person. I'd like to think I can stop and make sure that the whisky I buy is a reasonably value for the money, I'd like to think I won't often overpay for things. And now, I might have just made a liar out of myself. I had a chance to taste this recently at a whisky festival, and I was immediately...

Score 93/100

Kilchoman 100% Islay 8th Edition

Ok this is from their 100% Islay range so all barley is grown on the adjoining farm, malted on site. The barley used in this edition is of the Optic variety. Released in 2018 This, 8th Edition is also a departure from others as it is a vatting of 23 bourbon barrels and 7 oloroso sherry butts filled between 2008 and 2012, it's the only version to...

Score 91/100

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2015

By "cool" I mean "cool" as in "cool weather", slightly chilling, because there's some lovely menthol notes to this whisky. NOSE: delicious vanilla ice-cream with creme brulee, moist cake and a youthful alcoholic note that reminds me of cha-cha (a kind of grappa) that subsides as the whisky is allowed to breathe. It...

Score 84/100

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2012

The reviewed bottle has been open for one week. My great thanks to @PMessinger for the reviewed bottle. There is no age statement on Machir Bay Nose: light smoke, with moderatley heavy peat, a little petrol and a little sea-air; well-integrated, with noticeable malt. The peat is perched on a balance point between sweet and bitter, as is the nose...

Score 86/100