Kilchoman reviews

Composed of 4 year old 50% Sherry, and 50% Bourbon matured, heavily peated spirit (Ardbeg level), this bottling was only meant for the French market, but it was easy to find in Holland too. And... it was…

Not, not Gorm. Garm! As in the Norse god dog aka "Hound of Hel." Yes, this peaty surprise has got me rolling my eyes in pleasure.It's not all that sophisticated but it's satisfying. Reminds me a little…

I've been on a bit of a Kilchoman run of late. Nothing intentional. Just a series of coincidences that's all. Came back from Islay after tasting a bunch. Organized a tasting which featured a couple. Got…

It's been a while since my last review mainly because I've been making an effort to scale back a bit. I'm running a marathon in a couple of months so training is taking priority over whisky drinking.I…

I’ve sampled from only a few Kilchomans over the years. In all honesty I often find Kilchoman to be of good quality, but often overpriced and rather inconsistent. It's for that reason it's easily the…

Kilchoman is a quaint little distillery that has defied the odds and is fast becoming a name to reckon with.Good quality whisky making that is leading the way in making people realize that age is but a…

Kilchoman was pretty much on top of my must-visit-distillery list the moment I stepped off the plane on Islay. And luckily for me it was literally a 5 minutes drive from where I was staying. Which meant…

The Belgian club Tongerse Whiskyvrienden did it again. I was already impressed with their previous selection, a Laffie 1997 (their Caol Ila bottled before that never reached me – hint, hint). So for the…

I tried the first release of the Kilchoman Loch Gorm at a tasting led by James Wills in May 2013. This is the second edition, that appeard this year and matured on oloroso sherry casks. It is only 5…

I have mentioned this in my previous reviews that after sipping my first Kilchoman I vowed never to touch it. I can't say which one it was because I've genuinely forgotten. Let's just say my brain dec…