Jan-Case
Kilchoman Machir Bay (2016 Edition)
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
May 31, 2020 (edited July 3, 2021)
(3 Kilchoman Evening with a dram of Machir Bay, Sanaig and Loch Gorm each.)
Nose: delicious signature Kilchoman peat, behind the very nice warm and cloudy peat there is mild exotic fruits (pineapple & star fruit), cold coffee and only a bid vanilla - still slightly sweet.
Palate: the peat receives a bid more cold ash flavor directly with the first sip - nothing off- putting though, it is slightly fruity sweet but only so much that it stays on the edge to the background, hard to grasp specific flavor profiles for me but it is delicious non the less. But there is some green banana, and burned brown sugar. Not very complex but intense with what it offers. I don’t get any parts of the sherry casks at all by the way.
Finish: long and smokey with a metallic fruity sourness and a quite intense ABV burn like smoked birdseye chili’s.
I like it but I prefer the sherry parts the other two Kilchomans offer - these complement the peat note in such a nice way that you really miss something with just the bourbon casks from the Machir Bay.
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@Jan-Kaselitz Nice set of reviews. Been a while since I've had the Sanaig and MB. Will have to crack open my bottles and retaste sometime
Ok the result of a direct comparison of the Machir Bay, the Loch Gorm and the Sanaig: 1. Sanaig 2. Loch Gorm 3. Machir Bay The Sanaig is the winner in all categories really. Yes the nose of the Loch Gorm might be more pleasant but the Sanaig simply is more complex, has more variety and offers just more in different stages. It also has a nicer palate, offers more to discover. The Machir Bay while still a good whisky just is a bid too one sided for my taste.