The Kilchoman 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky!
Kilchoman has launched their oldest global bottling to date – the Kilchoman 16 Years Old!
A marriage of both ex-bourbon and oloroso sherry casks …
This is a proud moment for all at the distillery as they release their oldest global bottling to date. A combination of 21 casks have been maturing for over 16 years, predominantly ex-bourbon barrels with a hint of ex-oloroso sherry, creating a perfectly balanced single malt.
With a marriage of both ex-bourbon and oloroso sherry casks, this release showcases how the recognised Kilchoman flavours and character has developed over the last 16 years of maturation.
Anthony Wills, Kilchoman Founder, & Robin Bignal, Production Manager, have spent the last few years keeping a close eye on these early casks, waiting for the right moment to vat them together and form this momentous Kilchoman 16 Years Old.
A proud moment for all at the distillery as they release their oldest global bottling to date!
This is a landmark release for the distillery, the oldest global bottling we have done to date at 16 years of age.
I look forward to Kilchoman fans around the world tasting this outstanding whisky and experience the evolving character of our single malt.
– Anthony Wills: Kilchoman Founder
The Kilchoman 16 Years Old is available from Kilchoman stockists now.
Kilchoman has kindly sent me a sample to try. (Thanks kilchomandistillery.com / @Kilchomanwhisky!)
So, what did I think? Here are my tasting notes …
Tasting Notes – Kilchoman 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (50%)
21 Cask Vatting
50 PPM Heavily Peated
The last few years have been spent keeping a close eye on early casks to produce this 16 Year Old!
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Nose: Smokey aromas with sweet ginger cake luscious fruits, savoury peat, dusky rooms and creamy vanilla and citrus.
Palate: Strong sweetness and equally strong savouriness with smokehouse peat, toffee apples, wisps of burning embers and growing antiseptic. Finish: Intense, spicy pepper and chilli with some dryness at the end. Overall: Truly a warming chest-rub of a dram! Love the fruity palate, the robust ABV and, of course, those fantastic smokehouse flavours – 16 years have been good to this dram! |
Once again, many thanks to kilchomandistillery.com (@Kilchomanwhisky) for sending me this dram!
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About Kilchoman
Kilchoman is a family run farm distillery based on the rugged west coast of Islay, Scotland. The distillery was established by Anthony Wills in 2005, the idea was to build a new distillery which took whisky production back to its roots.
Their 100% Islay range is Islay’s only Single Farm Single Malt Scotch Whisky. It represents the revival of traditional farm distilling – growing our own barley before malting, distilling, maturing and bottling every bottle of our 100% Islay range on site.
In The San Francisco World Spirits 2023, Sanaig received the prestigious ‘Double Gold’
Kilchoman produces its 100% Islay single malt from barley which is grown in fields surrounding the distillery and completes every stage of the whisky-making process at the distillery, including traditional floor malting. Kilchoman is the only distillery in Scotland to do this.
2023 Awards
◼ The San Francisco World Spirits 2023 – Sanaig received the prestigious ‘Double Gold’ while Machir Bay was also awarded Gold
◼ The Spirits Business Scotch Whisky Masters 2023 and The Sprits Challenge 2023 – Machir Bay and Sanaig were both awarded Gold Medals
