Review #226: Kilchoman 2008 Vintage 2015 bottling

Islay - 7- NCF - NCA  - $80 at Binny's - 46%

Kilchoman is the newest distillery on Islay that is currently bottling.  Kilchoman has done a good job of making potable young whiskies. This is the first 7 year old whisky that they made.  It is all from ex-bourbon. 

Color - Pale Gold

Nose - Lemon curd, stone fruit, soft smoke, grapefruit 

Palate - Malt, lemons, a touch of new wood, butterscotch

Finish - Medium -  Spent matches, 7up, apple peel

Overall - 5 - This is perfectly fine medium peated ex-bourbon whisky.  However, it is not complex and it is not exciting.  There is a ton of sweet lemon throughout the whole dram however, there is not much to balance it out.  The peat is absent on the palate for me so it is just young malt and lemons.  It drinks under its proof like most Kilchomans do for me.  I would pass on this and just pick up Machir Bay which is much cheaper and tastes the similar.  

I have done 9 Kilchoman reviews with an average rating of 6.11

Kilchoman Cabernet and Red Wine 

Kilchoman Sanaig 

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2013

Kilchoman Saurtern and Impex Sherry

Kilchoman Machir Bar and Machir Bay East Coast CS Edition

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I really enjoyed but it will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.92

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16