Description
Kilchoman Distillery was established in 2005 and is true to Islay’s rich farm distilling heritage.
The distillery uses local peat cut in the traditional way, slowly distilling all spirits by hand, allowing maturation to occure in traditional dunnage warehouses, and bottling on site without any colouring or chill-filtration.
Named after a famously dark and peaty loch overlooked by the distillery, Loch Gorm is a sherry cask single malt matured exclusively in oloroso casks, extracting the rich spicy character of the European oak as it ages in Kilchoman’s Islay warehouses.
All Kilchomans casks come from the renowned bodega, Jose Miguel Martin.
It is common for distilleries to use a variety of sherry producers but for consistent quality and character, Kilchoman purchase them all from just one bodega.
The 2023 edition of Loch Gorm features whisky from a parcel a total of 22 casks, matured for a minimum of 8 years.
8 of these casks were distilled in 2013, 6 distilled in 2014, and 8 distilled in 2015.
A combination of sherry butts and hogsheads are used to provide 2 different styles of maturation.
These ex-oloroso sherry casks impart a combination of heavy sherry notes, spicy dark chocolate, rich fruits and burnt sugar.
This balances beautifully with the Kilchoman peat smoke and citrus fruits found within our farm crafted spirit.
The nose has hints of cacao with an essence of leather, black cherry and light smoke.
On the palate flavours of roasted hazelnuts, dark chocolate and roasted dark fruits give way to light ashy peat smoke with a long balanced finish with a fresh Islay sea breeze.
Rather than dominating, Loch Gorm’s oloroso maturation works in harmony with the natural character of Kilchoman.
The 2023 release has a fantastic spectrum of flavour, from rich spices and macerated peaches to fresh citrus, ginger, orange zest and waves of salty peat smoke.
– Anthony Wills, Kilchoman Founder.
The Finer Details Style – Scotch Whisky Country – Scotland Region – Islay Bottle Size – 700ml ABV – 46%
