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20th May 2014 |
Kilchoman
launch 4th limited edition of its
popular lighter peated 100% Islay malt.
 Just
a quick announcement for those of you
who are fans of Kilchoman, one of
Scotland's smallest malt whisky
distilleries. Kilchoman have announced the release of
the Kilchoman 100% Islay 4th Edition.
For this 4th edition the folks at
Kilchoman have selected 40 first fill
bourbon barrels, 32 five year old and 8
four year old for the limited edition
bottling which will be available
worldwide.
As usual all parts of the production
process for the Kilchoman 100% Islay
have taken place at the distillery –
from barley to bottle. The barley is
grown, malted, distilled, matured and
bottled at Kilchoman making for a unique
character. Bottled at 50% ABV and peated
to a lower level to that of other
Kilchoman releases, 100% Islay has a
lighter, fresher feel to it. This latest edition
is similar
to earlier editions which had citrus and
lemon notes come through with soft peat
smoke and a long silky smooth finish.
If you prefer a more heavily peated
whisky then look out for the excellent
Kilchoman Machir Bay and Loch Gorm
expressions.
Kilchoman 100%
Islay 4th Edition will be available from
specialist whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange priced around
£64.99
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Kilchoman 100% Islay 4th Edition
Tasting Notes
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Colour: Pale gold in colour, no
fake tans here.
Nose: Lovely enticing deliciously sweet soft peat smoke. Some
lemon and a touch of pear behind the
smoke.
Taste: Brown sugar coated peat, vanilla, coffee, tea biscuit
and a bit of lemon and oaky spice.
Finish: A long finish. Mildly drying oak spice, the vanilla
and sweet peat have united and very
slowly fade.
Comment: This really is an outstanding quality young (4/5
year old) peaty Islay dram that shows
maturity beyond its years and proof that
whisky should be bottled at around 50%.
Just how much better is Kilchoman going
to get? Another great choice of casks,
the first fill bourbon casks really
suits the slightly lighter peated
Kilchoman spirit than you will find in
the distillery's other expressions but
more than enough peat here to put a
smile on the hardest to please peat
heads face.
SMW Score 91/100
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