Kilchoman 100% Islay – 6th Edition
Casktype: Fresh and Refill Bourbon Barrels
Vintage: 2010
Bottled: 2016
Strength: 50,0 % abv
Phenol level: approx. 20 ppm
Number of bottles: ?
Bottle volume: 0,7 l / 0,75 l
Distribution: worldwide
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Colour: light gold
Nose: hardly any peat smoke, pear compote, quite a lot of vanilla and coconut, sour drops, some wet wood
Flavour: sweet, slightly oily, also here first association: pear compote and other cooked yellow fruits, strawberry, in addition some vanilla and coconut, certain pungency, slightly moussing; both citrus and honey notes here little pronounced, some spice, slightly bitter
Finish: relatively short, slightly smoky, bitter at the end
Conclusion: quite drinkable, you can slowly notice its increasing age: the vanilla and coconut notes become stronger, no fines, but also more bitter than its predecessor (HPN 5.6.2016)