Kilchoman 100% Islay 9 yo Madeira Single Cask 756/2015 (ImpEx Cask Evolution 03/2025)

Cask No.: 756/2015

Cask type: Refill Madeira Hogshead

Date Filled: 7.10.2015

Date Bottled: 21.2.2025

Age: 9 yo

Strength: 56,5 % abv

Level of penols in malted barley: approx. 20 ppm

Bottle volume: 0,7 l

Market: USA

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On 20 March 2025, US Kilchoman importer ImpEx Beverages announced several new releases for 2025, including three new single cask bottlings in its renowned Cask Evolution Series. The 100% Islay Madeira Single Cask listed here, which was bottled on 21 February, was announced as number 03/2025 in this series.

In October 2015, Kilchoman released its first highly acclaimed Madeira Cask Matured Limited Release. The 17 fresh Madeira casks used for this bottling were immediately refilled, this time with 100% Islay distillate from a batch that was currently in the spirits receiver. Since the end of last year, Kilchoman has now begun to release these refill Madeira casks as nine-year-old single cask releases in its various markets. Examples include the first of these bottlings in November 2024 for the Brühler Whiskyhaus and, as is well known, two of these casks were also used for this year’s Fèis Ìle release.

These bottlings have met with considerable interest so far, as Kilchoman matures its 100% Islay distillate almost exclusively in bourbon and sherry casks, making single farm single malt bottlings from other cask types quite rare. Furthermore, in our opinion, Kilchoman spirit and Madeira casks are generally a ‘match made in heaven’!

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