Kilchoman Spring 2011 Release

Kilchoman 2009 Original Cask Strength

There are regular releases of the Original Cask Strength, which is consistently a vatting of former bourbon barrel. This release, distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2014, knew a release of no less than 9.200 bottles. It comes very close to the Machir Bay at cask strength that I recently tried, but is a lot less sweet on the nose. It offers up more...

Score 86/100

Kilchoman 2008 Bourbon Cask Strength

Kilchoman is the new kid on the block for Islay distilleries. The first to be built for 124 years and starteded production in 2005. They use barley grown on site at Rockside Farm and malted at the distillery, as well as malt from the Port Ellen maltings. It is one of only a handful of distilleries still doing floor-maltings and apparently is...

Score 90/100

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2013

Kilchoman distillery was founded in 2005 and was the first distillery to be built on Islay in 124 years. It is known as a farm distillery, and a proportion of the barley used in production is grown and malted at the distillery, while the remaining malt used comes from the Port Ellen maltings. Machir Bay, named after a beach situated half a mile...

Score 86/100

Kilchoman Port Cask

Port Casks – you either love them or hate them. I know many that won’t drink a whisky aged in port, and many that would swear by them. I am not sure where I stand though. I’ve had exceptional whiskies aged in Port casks (mostly finished in port), and some over fruity and wine-y ones. I was really intrigued by the first Kilchoman to be aged in such...

Score 83/100