Kilchoman Machir Bay, UK Land Rover UK Tour 2015 bottling

A whisky I have had in my collection since 2016 and I only drink sparingly because I know how good it is!

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Vital statistics: An Islay single malt scotch whisky, from Kilchoman, the self-confessed mad hatter tea party distiller of this famous island for whisky. It is non Chill-filtered and natural colour, bottled at cask strength at 49% alc./vol

Appearance: a Light golden hue, almost looking similar to a white wine. How viscous and oily is the whisky, it has defined legs but it looks very light.

Nose: The hit you get when you smell the aroma is so different from the appearance. I smell hints of grass, brine and salt. If you dip in too intensely you can get a hint that this is cask strength and can smell the alcohol a bit like a chemistry set.

Flavour: For me where this whisky comes to life is in the tasting, it is complex on the palate. This is not a whisky for the faint-hearted, as soon as you taste it the first thing that hits you is a heavy smoke that builds in your mouth, you almost feel you are thrown into a fire but then you get subtleties of sweetness and savoury combined perfectly. I also love the lingering finish which is so spicy and warm as it goes down.

Summary: I always love whiskies which leave me with a warm hug almost like I am sitting by a winter fireside and I love the way it is so peaty it almost feels like popping candy in the mouth. some people might like to add a few drops of water to taste to open up the whisky, but I like this neat. This is a main course of a whisky and if I was to pair it with any music I might choose maybe something weighty like Shostakovich's 10th symphony 2nd movement.



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