Kilchoman Inaugural Release Single Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

Kilchoman Inaugural Release Single Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

The very first release from the distillery Kilchoman - Inaugural Release was released in 2009.

Distillery: Kilchoman Inaugural
Age: 3 years
Type: Single Islay Malt Whisky
Alc. strength: 46 %
Un-chillfiltered
Natural Colour
70 cl.
Other: First bottle of malt whisky released from Kilchoman

In 2005, Anthony Wills founded the small farm distillery on Islay. This exciting new distillery, where craftsmanship is truly embraced in the production, is poised to evolve into a legendary Islay malt with years of aging. In 2009, the Inaugural release and Autumn 2009 release hit the market. These two bottlings were, to say the least, a huge success and were sold out within days. Then came several other releases such as Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, and Spring 2011, all bottled at 46%. Since then, there has been: Vintage 2006 - the first 5-year-old original bottling from Kilchoman.

In 2012, Kilchoman decided that their standard release in the coming years would be: Kilchoman, Machir Bay, named after the beautiful bay near the distillery. Machir Bay will slowly age year by year. In 2013, Machir Bay is from 4-5 year old bourbon casks, where the 4-year-old casks have received a slight sherry finish before bottling. Machir Bay has already won several medals at major whisky competitions, including the title of Scottish Malt of the Year 2013, which is unprecedented for such a young malt.

In 2010, Kilchoman succeeded in convincing the long-standing manager of Bunnahabhain, John MacLellan, to take over the managerial position at Kilchoman. John's extensive experience of over 25 years in the whisky industry has truly helped Kilchoman move forward.

The very first release of single malt whisky from the Kilchoman distillery. This Inaugural Release was aged for between 2.5 and 3 years in bourbon casks before being finished for 6 months in sherry casks. Very good indeed. Malt Advocate rated it with 92 points.