Kilchoman 14 Year Old Ex-Sherry 20th Anniversary Single Malt Scotch

PRODUCER NOTES:

OVERVIEW: “Released as part of our 20th Anniversary Cask Series, this 14 Year Old is a vatting of five 100% Islay ex-Oloroso sherry butts, distilled in 2011 from Kilchoman-grown barley. (Cask #s: 145, 146. 148, 149. 150)”

TASTING: “NOSE - Fresh and spicy with bold BBQ smoke, black pepper and rich dried fruits; PALATE - Intense, with warming spices and dried dates on the palate. A touch (of) dark chocolate and herbal liquorice balancing the spice. FINISH - Long and full of flavour, with lingering sweet spices, rich BBQ meats and subtle integrated peat smoke.” (55% ABV)

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: “Kilchoman Distillery was founded in 2005, the first distillery to be built on Islay for over 120 years. Kilchoman displays all that is great about the grass-roots traditions of Scotch whisky distilling: in addition to being one of the few distilleries to still practice floor malting, barley is also grown on this family-run farm for limited expressions, making Kilchoman a true farm distillery and the only Islay distillery to employ all parts of the whisky-making process on site.”