It’s the seventh release in Kilchoman’s excellent 100% Islay series. These whiskies are produced completely on Islay, with barley grown, harvested, malted, distilled and matured at the distillery! The barley is also slightly less peated than the barley which goes into their other releases. For the seventh release, they’ve used whisky distilled in 2010 and matured in a combination of fresh and refill ex-Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels until 2017.
Kilchoman’s 100% Islay
R1,350.00
Tasting Notes
Nose
Banana fritters with floral notes developing underneath. Toasted sugar and a hint of malty chocolate.
Palate
Honey’d and sweet at first, though notes of smoked barley blossoms soon after. A kick of cooking spice on the mid-palate.
Finish
Drying cacao joined by salted butter melting on crumpets.
