Kilchoman reviews

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…

I seem to writing only about Islay whiskies of late. Thing is I have a pocket book full of tasting notes after my trip to the Feis Ile that I have to commit to the site. So you're going to have to bear…

It's been a really long day. Nothing that would kill me, mind you. Just that the sometimes the rigors of daily life can eventually catch up with you. And that's when you need the escape. That one happy…

At 7 Years Old I believe this is the longest aged Kilchoman to date. I've tried most of their younger, earlier releases just out of interest to see how it develops. My only regret is not getting a sample…

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 BayNose: light smoke, with moderatley heavy peat, a little…

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…