Kilchoman Vintage 2014 Armagnac Double Cask #1 & #641 #2/10

Profile: The Kilchoman Vintage 2014 Armagnac Double Cask #1 & #641 #2/10 at a glance

• Uniquely Islay Series: An Samhradh 2023
• Kilchoman's unique Single Cask Collection: 10 limited bottlings in the series
• Lightly peated with an elegant finish: Matured in bourbon casks, finish in exArmagnac butts
• Limited bottling: 480 bottles only

Portrait: What the Kilchoman Vintage 2014 Armagnac Double Cask #1 & #641 #2/10.

A premiere at Kilchoman is the Kilchoman Vintage 2014 Armagnac Double Cask #1 & ; #641 #2/10, distilled from barley that comes exclusively from the Farm Distillery Kilchoman, the single malt whisky first matured in former Bourbon casks and then received a finish in two former Armagnac butts.
The Kilchoman Vintage 2014 Armagnac Double Cask #1 & #641 #2/10 is lightly peated at 20ppm. 

The visionary aspiration of the 100% Islay philosophy is expressed in this unique single cask collection.  

Carried on by the centuries-old tradition of "farm distilling", the endless possibilities of local artisanal processes and outstanding cask management, the skilful variety is evident Kilchomans.  

Different cask types, vintages and levels of smoke in cask strength are presented.  

Each of the barrels is numbered for the release AN SAMHRADH 2023 by I-X, each bottle is individually numbered by hand and provided with a short Distiller's Tasting Note.

Kilchoman is proud to be Scotland's only distillery to produce a single malt made from their own grown and malted barley.  

The Uniquely Islay series gives Kilchoman the opportunity to experiment with and present unusual barrel types.

"This is a real interesting selection from various cask maturations, and I am sure you will enjoy tasting the distinctive Kilchoman Distillery characteristic coming through in each of these editions and the cask influence will be unique to that individual single cask." 
Anthony Wills, Kilchoman Founder and MD

Distilled: 20.082014
Bottled: 07.06.2023
Phenol content : 20ppm
Cask-No.: 1 & 642/2014
Outturn: 480 bottles

Tasting Notes: This is how the Kilchoman Vintage 2014 Armagnac Double Cask #1 & #641 #2/10 tastes

• Nose: floral and fruity aromas, plus light peat smoke and toasted oak
• Palate: soft and pleasantly sweet, the peat smoke and ripe berries are present - behind them ripe barley, fresh herbs and light fruits
• Finish: long, slightly sweet finish - the light peat smoke and the spicy oak are present