Kilchoman Loch Gorm (2019 Edition)

N: Fruit compote, very sweet, burning camp fire, ash, brighter fruits on the back T: Peat, obviously. Intense fruit from the sherry barrels, farmy peat very typical of Kilchoman F: Medium to long, spice lingers. Sherry dominant. Love this dram from Kilchoman. Exactly what a heavily sherried Islay peated malt should be.

A suprisibgly peaty offering from kilchoman. Great sweet smell and a lovely mossy peat flavor as the warm burn leaves you wanting more.

This has a great balance between peat and Oloroso sherry flavors, and shows a great deal of complexity. On the nose both the sherry and peat stand out, but they seem well integrated and sort of meld into each other. Earthy, briny, with a sort of fruit smoke emanating. The palate has toffee, salt, raisin, earthy peat, nuts, smoke, berry, dark chocolate. It’s rich and has a nice texture to it. It’s a really well-made whisky, and so far has been quite a bit better of an experience than I had with the Sanaig. I’m in the 3.75-4 range on this one.

Oaky nose with dark dried fruits. Mild peaty smoke with sherry underpinnings on the palate. A deep, yet delicate finish. It’s decent!

@wfnn 2022