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Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2014 Edition Sherry Cask

Netherlands of Islay

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@PeatyZealotReview by @PeatyZealot

8th Jul 2014

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Luckily, this time Kilchoman released a bigger batch of the Loch Gorm so it was easier for me to get a bottle. Before I had one from a bourbon cask (Winter 2011) and some with a sherry finish (Coull Point, Machir Bay) So I was very curious what a full 5 years in an Oloroso sherry cask would do.

Nose: light campfire woodsmoke, clean farmy spirit, wet hay, vegetal peat, lamp oil, bakery smells, cloves, resin and some bitter chocolate. With a bit of water it becomes sweeter, spicier and more flowery.

Palate: The soft gentle farmy spirit slowly gives away its flavors. The mild, but very present medicinal peat comes first with white bread, white pepper and tobacco smoke. Then the Oloroso cask influence grows with hazelnut oil, smoke dried bacon, sour lemon and creamy dark chocolate.

Finish: Big twiggy smoke, quite dry and salty with bitter woodsap and the oilyness lingers.

Without being even close to an age statement, Kilchoman manages to create an own character and some complexity in their whiskies well before they are 'old enough'. They do it with quality spirit in good fresh casks. Well done again lads.

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