Last in our Kilchoman peat explorations was the Kilchoman Sherry Single Cask matured completely in a sherry butt and bottled at cask strength.
Kilchoman Machir Bay, Sanaig, Sherry Cask
- Colour: Deep copper
- Nose: Again such a contrast from the previous whiskies! Initial punch of blue stilton cheese, curd, then a hint of peat, some spice, buttery leather… as it opened a tight ball of citrus gradually opened
- Taste: Spice, strength, boot leather, sits on the tongue
- Finish: Waves of beautiful sherry peat
- Water: Hmm… kicked up the spice even more when that was already a powerful element
Speculation: All thought it must be cask strength however none could imagine over 60%.
Reveal: This time, the Kilchoman was matured 100% in Oloroso Sherry butts. A powerful whisky and part of a special La Maison du Whisky “Trilogy” series. We sampled the:
Cask # 199/2010. Distilled 8 April 2010 & Bottled 31 August 2015. Bottle #204 of 642.
For those tuning in now, our Kilchoman evening featured:
- Machir Bay 46% (predominantly bourbon)
- Sanaig 46% (predominantly sherry)
- Sherry Cask 60.6% (100% sherry)
Up next? Kilchoman whisky & food pairing!
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