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26th October 2019 |
Kilchoman
launch their final limited release of
2019, the Kilchoman 2010 Vintage, a 9
year old whisky and similar to last
years vintage release a vatting of fresh
bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry
butts.
 Kilchoman
2010 Vintage is the Islay farm
distillery's final limited release of
2019.
The 9 year old 2010 Vintage is a vatting
of 45 casks, 42 fresh bourbon barrels
and 3 Oloroso sherry butts, all filled in 2010.
Bottled at 48% ABV
with no chill filtration or colouring as
with all Kilchoman bottlings. A total of
15,000 bottles were launched worldwide
on October 16th.
Up until last years 2009 Vintage
release, previous releases in the series
had been matured exclusively in bourbon
barrels however this year’s edition, as
with the 2009 Vintage, is a vatting of
both bourbon and sherry casks, this year
its roughly a vatting of around 85%/15%
bourbon/sherry cask matured whisky.
The distillery says that the balance of
bourbon and sherry maturation is a tried
and tested combination for them, it
allows for both the vanilla and citrus
flavours from the bourbon barrels and
the rich, spicy influence of the Oloroso
sherry casks to balance and complement
one another.
The new Kilchoman 2010 Vintage is
similar to the Kilchoman Machir Bay and
Sanaig single malts which both contain
varying influences of these same bourbon
and sherry cask matured whiskies with a
range of different ages in the vattings,
however the 2010 Vintage stands out as
an age-statement whisky, a minimum of 9
years old.
Kilchoman 2010 Vintage has a RRP of £73.50 and
you will soon find it
available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of Malt
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Kilchoman 2010 Vintage Review
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Bottled at 48% ABV.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Sweet vanilla and citrus
infused peat which is slightly rounded
by a touch of sultana fruit from the
sherry casks in the mix.
Taste: Delicious sweet vanilla and lemon citrus infused peat
slowly coats and clings to every corner
of the mouth, it is joined by a gentle
sultana fruitiness, the lemon citrus
becomes more zesty and develops a lovely
sugared spicy edge.
Finish:
The juicy sherried, spicy fruit although not
big still hangs in there with the
lingering zesty, citrusy, sugared
peat.
Comment:
To put it simply, this is an outstanding
expression of the Kilchoman,
I am pleased they repeated last years
recipe for the Vintage release and kept
a few sherry casks in the vatting as one
more year on it is a stunning peaty
bourbon cask matured whisky with just
the right amount of sherry cask spirit
in the mix to round it off and create a
very enjoyable vintage
expression of the Kilchoman.
SMW Score
93/100
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