Kilchoman Small Batch
Regular price $128.00
Limit of one per household
Kilchoman's Small Batch bottlings are all about experimentation - using specially selected casks at barrel strength to add added layers of flavour and intensity. The Small Batch Releases for selected markets began in 2019, as a Machir Bay vatting or Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting (a whisky with 46% alcohol strength, which was previously matured for approx. 5 years predominantly in Bourbon barrels and 5-15% in Oloroso sherry casks). This vatting is then married with an additional "special cask" ... in this case an STR cask (shaved, toasted & re-charred ex-Red Wine Cask. The proportions of the individual casks in this expression are given as: 75 % Bourbon, 5 % Oloroso sherry and 20 % STR.
Nose: Classic Kilchoman nose with sweet, citrus notes, a familiar peat smoke balanced with elegant fruit-forward tones.
Palate: Toasted oak notes open up for a cascade of raisin and fig combined with a hint of nuttiness.
Finish: Long, with lingering sea-salty peat smoke. Spices vie for predominance.
