Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2019
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Review by @cricklewood
- Nose22
- Taste21
- Finish21
- Balance19
- Overall83
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Loch Gorm is the heavily sherried expression of Kilchoman's stable, I really enjoyed both the 2016 & 2017 versions but did not have a chance to try 2018 but the reviews on tha one were mixed.
The 2019 version is a vatting of 20 oloroso Sherry butts from 2006 to 2011, I believe it's the first time some of their older casks have been included in a standard edition.
Nose: The nose is more expressive upfront than previous versions. Clean smoke, fairly soft, a bit of camphor/juniper, sharp oak, dried fruit. With time there is tobacco added to the mix.
Palate: Ashy, lots of round sherry sweetness, plum pudding. Almonds/marzipan. sharp earthy peat, a bit of ginseng and meatiness
Finish: Salty and smoky, almonds, lemon, juniper, a slight bitter green soapy feeling at the end, a bit like cilantro?
Blab: If you like the combo of heavy peat/sherry then this is for you, there are some parts of it that work less for me, the nose is nice,the clash of sweet and soapy/bitter at the end.
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@cricklewood Thank for sharing your impression on this whisky. The Loch Gorm editions are approaching the demand status of Springbank 12 CS, here in Canada. They appear on the shelf then just as quickly, grow legs and disappear.