Taste Guide

In the Taste Guide section, we highlight the numerous different Kilchoman whiskies in overview articles according to the cask types used for maturation and finishing. In a small digression, we then take a look at the different peat smoke levels in which Kilchoman whiskies have been bottled to date.

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1. The origin: New Make

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2. The Basis: Bourbon & Oloroso Sherry casks

Ex-Bourbon Cask

Oloroso Sherry Cask

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3. So-called “experimental” cask types

Amarone Wine Cask

Blanc de Blancs Champagne Cask

Calvados Cask

Cognac & Armagnac Casks

Fino Sherry Cask

Madeira Cask

Marsala Cask

Maury Fortified Wine Cask

Mezcal Cask

Moscatel de Setúbal Cask

Octave / Quarter Cask

Pineau des Charentes Cask

Port Wine Cask

PX Sherry Cask

Red Wine Casks

Rum Cask

Sauternes Cask

STR Cask

Tequila Cask

Virgin Oak

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4. Digression: The different Kilchoman peating levels

Unpeated Kilchoman – 0 ppm phenols in barley malt

100% Islay – approx. 20 ppm phenols in barley malt

“Standard” Kilchoman – 50 ppm phenols in barley malt

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