Comments on: Kilchoman 3yo (Autumn 2009 release)

By: Kilchoman 3yo (Spring 2011 release) | WhiskyNotes

Kilchoman 3yo (Spring 2011 release) | WhiskyNotes — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:35:18 +0000

[...] has been finished in oloroso sherry butts for five weeks. This means the formula is similar to the Autumn 2009 release although the colour suggests there should be less sherry [...]

By: Kilchomano-a-Kilchomano: Autumn 2009 vs Inaugural release | Scotch Hunter - A Guide to Single Malt Scotch

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:22:07 +0000

[...] WhiskyNotes – Ruben likes the Autumn release better, mentioning a lack of “new make” notes. He also finds something soapy on the palate, which I did not pick up. His notes pretty much nailed it. I find myself agreeing with his notes more than any other reviewer. [...]

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Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:50:45 +0000

By: Gal Granov

Gal Granov — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:00:04 +0000

nice Ruben.
as jeff, and others i guess i am going to also post a similar comparison of the 2 expressions.
i do think that the automn is indeed a few points higher. if i had to score, definetly 86 or 87.
when i have some time, and settle down will try to…
g,

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Best in Blog #64: Some New Whiskies Coming to the US | Whisky Party — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:34:15 +0000

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By: Jeff H.

Jeff H. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:02:48 +0000

Hmm, interesting point on the sherry casks. I wasn’t aware of such a practice!

I’m a big fan of sherry cask involvement in whiskies, especially in Lagavulin and HP, but if Kilchoman is going to keep up this rapid release rate (quarterly releases?), I hope they give us a chance to experience a pure bourbon matured bottling with one of them. Maybe it will be closer to that LMdW one you liked much more.

By: Ruben

Ruben — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:50:48 +0000

You get different flavour compounds from different cask types of course. So in order to gain as much complexity as possible, they bet on different horses. Moreover, I reckon the sherry casks were fresh (seasoned) casks (i.e. casks that were never used to mature actual sherry, but that were specifically prepared for whisky maturation) as they can do their magic pretty quickly (more so than a “second hand” ex-bourbon cask that has done a lot of work already).

By: Jeff H

Jeff H — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:39:35 +0000

Thanks for the comparison, Ruben! I’ll be doing the same soon. I look forward to seeing how this one cuts down on the new make notes, but I’m a little worried about the “soapy” comment. This reminds me of when I compared the U.S. 43% HP 15 to a sample of UK 40% HP 15. The 40% version was very soapy, and not pleasant at all (hopefully a bad sample).

You mention the LMdW bottle. I sure wish I had managed to get my hands on that. I liked the 2 yr. a little better than the Inaugural release, and I think it’s because of the finishing. Any idea what prompted them to do that 3 month finishing, rather than just let us experience the results from the bourbon casks?

Thanks,
Jeff