Kilchoman reviews

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 dis…

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…

Machir Bay is all but three years old. It is a mix of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks (about 30%). The first time I tried this was at a Kilchoman tasting in Ghent. I recently received a sample from my…

Kilchoman is Islay’s youngest and smallest farm distillery. When Anthony Wills started his project in 2005, it was the first new distillery to be built in 124 years.A portion of the barley is grown at…

Loving the Boutiquey Whisky Company so far, I've got a few more whiskies to choose for import when I see in my sample set the Kilchoman.Oooooooh yaaah Baby!I'm a big fan of the newest Islay distillery…

This release is part of their Single Cask Series. It was bottled exclusively for Kensington Wine Market in Calgary, the best liquor retailer in Canada. Distilled on July 17 2008, this matured for over…

Last May I travelled to Scotland with my good friends Igor and Jeff, visiting Islay, Campbeltown and Edinburgh. One of the highlights of Islay (which in itself was a highlight of my life) was Kilchoman…

Having experienced its 6th Birthday in the cask, this is the oldest Kilchoman released yet.A fresh grassy, minty, toffee and very peaty nose greets us straight away. A zesty hint of citrus awaits later…

I tried this Kilchoman New Make Spirit first at a tasting in Belgium, hosted by the owner’s son James Wills. The barley type used is called Concerto. It has a big yield, something distillers are of…

The reviewed sample is compliments of @Nock and from a single cask bottled for Red Dog Wine and Spirits in Nashville, Tennessee. The whisky was distilled Nov 8, 2007 and bottled September 15, 2012,…