Kilchoman Sauternes Cask Matured 2024 Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky
(Islay, Scotland) - [WA 93]

About the Distillery:
Kilchoman Distillery was founded in 2005 and is the first distillery to be built on Islay for over 120 years. It is a farm distillery and a proportion of the barley used in production is grown and malted at the distillery. Kilchoman displays all that is great about the grass-roots traditions of Scotch whisky distilling. As well as being one of only a handful of distilleries still practicing floor malting, barley is also grown on the farm, making Kilchoman the only distillery to complete all parts of the whisky making process on site. Kilchoman truly is Islay’s farm distillery – from barley to bottling.

About this Whiskey:
The Sauternes Cask Matured has spent its full maturation in ex-sauternes wine casks, selected from a combination of fresh and refill Sauternes barriques from two separate years, the youngest being from 2018.

Tasting Notes:
Classic Kilchoman citrus and peat smoke notes with layers of peaches, honey, and white grape sweetness.

Cask Influence:
100% Sauternes Cask

Awards/Reviews

93 Points - Whisky Advocate

"The nose thrills with gooseberry, honeysuckle, kiwi, linseed oil, passion fruit, lemon sorbet sprinkled with sea salt, and the caramelized meringue peaks of a baked Alaska. It has a slightly waxy mouthfeel with lush summer fruits from the sauternes cask showing Golden Delicious apple, banana, apricot, star fruit, and honey, with a late arrival of peat smoke. Water polishes the fruit notes but unleashes more smoke."