A handsome release from Islay's newest distillery, Kilchoman Sanaig is an enjoyably peaty single malt which has been vatted from both bourbon and sherry casks. It's named after a small, rocky creek rather near the distillery on the west coast of the island. Look out for plenty of fruit and earthy peat coming through on this one, with a touch of dark chocolate-covered raisins.
Pineapple chunks and white grapes. Hints of fresh coffee carry the earthy, subtly spicy peat. Toffee cubes.
More light fruits (this time of the peach variety), with dark chocolate raisins and a whisper of red berries. Peat grows and grows, with a little black pepper too.
Quite long with coastal peat lasting.
An exceptional malt, very well balanced. Highly recommended.
This has peat but also depth and sweetness. It takes a bit of breathing to marry such disparate flavours but it is worth the wait. A sherried Islay? Wonders will never cease! I don't know how old this is, but it certainly doesn't suffer from two common limitations of NAS drams: thinness and harshness. Of course there are a few wonderful NAS bottles out there, but many of them opt for a high peat, high octane taste profile to cover their youth. I have not tasted one which has such body and ease of drinking. It states "natural colour" on the bottle. I sincerely hope this means "no added colouring" rather than " the added colour is natural." This is excellent whisky which tastes better than many 12 or even 15 year old single malts. I will definitely be exploring more.
This whisky has got me back into Isay whiskies, so smooth and sweet and a great long aftertaste.
Well my first try of Kilchoman whisky what a delight, bourbon and sherry cask. that lovely Islay rich smoke with vanilla and citrus sweetness and toffee with a sweet peat smoke lasting and adding a bit of spice at the end. Great dram
A young and full crowd, full of nuances ranging from sweet to salty. This Islay takes you for a ride. A great experience.
