KILCHOMAN Machir Bay Cask Strength 2022 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl 58.3%

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Distillery: Kilchoman Distillery

Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky

ABV: 58.3% (Cask Strength)    

Maturation: The delayed 2021 edition of Machir Bay Cask Strength released in 2022. This edition is made using the same vatting recipe as regular Machir Bay bottling, however rather than reducing the strength to 46% abv a limited number of bottles are released at natural cask strength of 58.3% abv.

Size: 70cl

Non chill-filtered 

Natural colour 

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Opens with light, fruity notes influenced by our distillation. Being cask strength, allows for intense waves of fresh green apple followed by candied tropical fruits. Lasting hints of dry, earthy peat smoke become the backbone for this release.

Palate: Noticeably powerful at cask strength allowing for a concentrated palate combining citrus notes of lemon and orange peel. As the whisky opens it reveals a dominant honeycomb-sweetness that makes way for a profile driven by milk chocolate, provided by a Bourbon-rich maturation.

Finish: A slight cracked black pepper spice combined with nutmeg. The oily, rich texture of this whisky delivers an increasingly smoky influence. Overall, a unique balance of heavily peated malt, slow distillation, and oak character.

Sláinte!