KILCHOMAN 8 ans 100% Islay Fermentation Variation 75h Bourbon Barrel Single Cask New Vibrations

55%single malt whisky70cLscotland/islay Ref 64134

165.00 €

i.e. 235.71 € / liter

Heavily Peated

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The Kilchoman distillery, which was opened in 2005 at the Rockside Farm, presents this year two 8-year-old bottlings. They are both made from barley grown on site and peated to a similar degree (20 ppm) but fermented separately to explore the influence this stage has on the single malt’s organoleptic profile. This first version was distilled after a 75-hour fermentation. Particularly elegant, it showcases a peat with a pronounced empyreumatic and medicinal character that supports an expressive and distinguished palette of flavours and aromas.

Heavily Peated

Nose : Fine, slender. On the first nose, aromas of agave, soot, toast and turpentine bring out this Kilchoman’s empyreumatic nature. With aeration, notes of balm (mustard poultice, marmot ointment) add a strong medicinal character.

Appearance : Or pâle.

Palate : Distinguished, energetic. The lemony and floral (hyacinth, lilac) attack stages a fairly dry and diaphanous peat. The deeply salty and maritime (shellfish) mid-palate adds its own medicinaltouch (iodine tincture, methylene blue).

Overall : Long, dense. The very expressive finish is at first reminiscent of a Scottish moor with freshly cut blocks of drying peat. Equally as evocative, the after-taste returns to the agave notes of the first nose. Reflecting its maturity, it also reveals a harvest (straw, alfalfa).

Brand : kilchoman
Origin : -
Merchant : No information.
Vintage : 2014 vintage
Strength : 55%
Volume : 70cL
Age : 8 yo
Peated : Peated
Packaging : case
Ref. : 64134