2019 Kilchoman Loch Gorm Sherry Cask Matured Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Named after a famously dark and peaty loch overlooked by the distillery, the Loch Gorm 2019 edition is a vatting of twenty oloroso sherry butts filled in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Peated to 50ppm, it's the first edition to contain 12 and 13-year-old whiskies. While it's common for distilleries to preference a variety of sherry producers for consistent quality and character Kilchoman choose to source barrels from just one bodega - ' Jose Miguel Martin'. The ex-oloroso casks impart a combination of heavy sherry notes, spicy dark chocolate, rich fruits and burnt sugar beautifully balancing with Kilchoman's peat smoke and citrus notes.

Other reviews... Sweet fruity peat, new leather, cinnamon, and ginger on the nose. Good blend of smoke and sherry on the substantial palate, with peppery red berries, dark chocolate, and peat. The long smoky finish features lively fruit spices.
91 points - whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by: Gavin Smith (Fall 2019)

Notes from Kilchoman... NOSE: Dried fig, orange peel and sea salt with hints of bacon, oaky spice, cinnamon and citrus sweetness. PALATE: Stewed plums, morello cherries and dark chocolate with layers of salted caramel, herbaceous heather, honey and wet ashy peat smoke. FINISH: Cooked apples and pears with waves of all spice, dark chocolate and barbecue smoke.