Kilchoman PX Sherry Finish Single Cask

Color ámbar, natural. En nariz se siente la turba, atenuada con el Pedro Ximenez con bordes fuertes de almendra y nuez. Iodo. Madera podrida. Garrapiñada. Panceta. En boca una mexcla de experiencias. Turba. Humo. Iodo. Madera nuevamente presente. Salado. Largo. Con agua se abre como un licor de naranja amarga.

Très fumé avec touche de boisé. Finale fruité venant du sherry finish.

Best smoky taste

Heavy peat up front, but with a sweet finish. subsequent sips have more bitterness in the finish. Some mouthburn, but otherwise goes down easy. It hits the stomach with a pretty hard burn, though.

Bottle purchased, and opened, on 3/?/2018. Killed on 12/23/2018. Kilchoman OB Single Cask Release Cask 510 (sherry) 5 years old Distilled 11/26/2009 Bottled on 7/15/2015 61% ABV Price: 130 USD Without water, sharp notes of a young desert wine do not play well with an ashtray that needs to be dumped. The alcohol is too present, and the dram is too dense. Generous water releases a more typical Oloroso nose, which gives way to a sweet BBQ palate, and an ashtray finish. Water definitely smooths out this beast, but also reveals some acrylic notes that were previously masked by the high ABV. The liquid plastic is something that spoils sherried peated whiskies that are too young. Laphroaig NAS’s such as the PX cask and the Triple Wood are the biggest offenders. This Kilchoman gets kudos for being single cask with a very clear age. But the kudos gets retracted for being quite over $100. Young peated whiskies should be bourbon matured. Rating (price not a factor): 85 / 100 Purchase satisfaction (Price factored): 2 / 5