Kilchoman 11yo 2007/2019 (TWE Exclusive)

Kilchoman 11yo 2007/2019 (TWE Exclusive)

Official bottling 
Single malt - Islay
Pale bronze 
56.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peanuts, dates, honey, smoke, orange peel, hints of tarragon. With water, honey, white grapes, apricots. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, hot, astringent.  
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Peat, tarragon, orange peel, quince jelly, barley sugar, hints of smoke. With water, barley sugar, cookie dough, vanilla, leather. 
Finish: Long. Quince jelly, dates, honey, white grapes, hints of smoke.  

Comments: 

Kilchoman has evolved a fair bit since I tasted its new make a decade ago. But it’s still distinctive, there’s this date honey sweetness, with some typical Islay smoke. It used to be more savoury perhaps, this one isn’t at all. Instead it’s got a herbal fragrance, anise or tarragon, wreathed throughout the nose and on the tongue. 

Verdict:

I like this.