Islay Scotch Lovers Get A New Single Malt
Kilchoman Intoduces A New Range From Islay's Independent Farm Distillery:Sherry-Cask Matured Loch Gorm
Until 2005 there were 8 distilleries on tiny Islay, known for its peaty heavy weights,
Lagavulin, Ardbeg and recently, Bruichalddich. Islay is one of the Inner Hebrides Isles off the west coast of mainland Scotland. There were some great expectations heaped on Kilchoman(pronounced with a silent H) at its birth but for most it has lived up to its Islay heritage.
With its first bottling in 2008, at three years old, there have been a lot of bottlings that were one offs, but with Machir Bay and Loch Gorm we are seeing bottlings that will be available each year, with older whisky added as it matures.
Here’s a press release on the new Loch Gorm. I’ll post tasting notes as samples are available. Cheers
Islay’s independent farm distillery, Kilchoman, has added a new range to its award winning Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky collection, Loch Gorm.
Named after the famously peaty loch near the distillery, the Loch Gorm range will be the only sherry cask-matured release from Kilchoman. Only 10,000 bottles of the inaugural five year-old bottling will be available worldwide and is expected to sell quickly.
Aged in Oloroso sherry butts and finished in Oloroso sherry hogshead casks for six weeks, Loch Gorm adds a new dimension to Kilchoman’s portfolio, bringing depth of colour and fresh character to the Islay Single Malt.
Anthony Wills (above right), Managing Director of Kilchoman, said: “Over the years we have released a limited number of sherry-matured Kilchoman bottlings, all of which proved very popular with our customers. Loch Gorm shows wonderful balance between the peat smoke and spicy rich flavours, typical of sherry cask maturation.”
As with the two other ranges in Kilchoman’s portfolio, Machir Bay and 100% Islay, a new bottling of Loch Gorm will be periodically released as the whisky matures, with each bottling differentiated by distillation and bottling years printed on the label.
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