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5th March 2025 |
Kilchoman has released a limited edition 13 Year
Old which has been matured in a mix of
bourbon barrels, octaves, and Calvados
casks resulting in an absolutely
delicious apple cider infused sweet
peaty Kilchoman dram.
 Building on the success of its landmark
Kilchoman 16 Year Old limited edition
release in 2023, the Islay farm
distillery has unveiled another
limited-edition age statement whisky—the
Kilchoman 13 Year Old.
Matured for 13 years in a mix of bourbon
barrels, octaves, and Calvados casks,
this latest release offers a rich
profile bursting with juicy fresh
fruits, intense sweetness, and
Kilchoman's signature waves of Islay’s
maritime peat smoke.
Anthony Wills, Kilchoman Founder,
commented on this latest age statement
release saying: "After the overwhelming
response to our 16 Year Old, I’m excited
to announce the release of another age
statement Kilchoman – The 13 Year Old.
The ex-bourbon casks make up the large
part of the vatting, lending that
unmistakable Kilchoman character, while
the addition of calvados casks, which
may surprise a few people, infuses
vibrant green apple and fresh fruit
notes into the mix.
"Although our older stocks remain
limited, we’re excited to share a
variety of aged Kilchoman expressions
with you over the next few years.”
The Kilchoman 13 Year Old is non-chill
filtered, naturally coloured and has
been bottled at 50% ABV, it is now
available in the UK and across Europe,
with a price range of £85 to £90 you will find
it available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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Kilchoman 13 Years Old Review
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Bottled at 50% ABV.
William
Morrison's
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Apple and
a wee hint of pear,
a touch of honey and lemon lurks in the
background, all of which is infused with
a enticing gentle sweet peat
smoke.
Taste: Delicious
sweet sugared peat with a vanilla edge
leads closely followed by a touch of
butterscotch and lemon zest, some lovely
mildly spiced apple and pear and a late
touch of oak.
Finish: A
lovely long finish, the apple and pear
hang on for an age before bowing out to
let the sweet peat, lemon zest and
lovely oak spice have the final word.
Even spicier after a
couple of mouthfuls.
Comment:
Think of a sweet apple cider infused
Bourbon cask Kilchoman with added oak
spice. The balance between Bourbon casks
and Calvados casks combined with its 13
years of maturity has made for another
absolutely delicious, moreish dram from
Anthony Wills and the team at Kilchoman.
I got the chance to taste an
experimental Kilchoman single Calvados
cask matured whisky during Fèis Ìle 2021
which I said at the time was good but
needed more time in the cask. If this is
from the same cask, it has certainly
come of age and the ratio of the mix
with the Bourbon casks has made for an
absolutely delicious apple cider infused
sweet peaty Kilchoman dram. I highly
recommend this one if you enjoy some
apple with your peat, delicious!
SMW Whisky Score
95/100
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