Slainte-Mhath
Kilchoman Machir Bay (2015 Edition)
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
May 7, 2017 (edited August 8, 2018)
Islay's youngest distillery (ESTḌ 2005) presents its 'Machir Bay' NAS expression with 46% ABV, natural color and non-chill filtered. Fairly simple on the nose, you get earthy, dusty peat smoke with lime juice and honey. The arrival is fresh, slightly spirity but well-composed with sweet spices, dry peatiness and some salted peanuts. Tasting briny, peppery and aromatic in the development, the finish is clean with slowly fading notes of dark chocolate and smoked ham. Kilchoman is definitely getting there, though rather expensive for such a young whisky.
RATING: 3.5/5.0 stars ≙ 84 pts → ABOVE AVERAGE
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I heard that Kilchoman's 'Loch Gorm' is a step up in quality, but I haven't tried it yet.
I sampled this and 100% Islay (2010) recently. Rate them both at about 3.75 stars but not inspiring enough to even write a review.
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