Kilchoman Vintage 2014 100% Islay Bourbon Cask #653/2014 The Sister Casks

Profile: The Kilchoman Vintage 2014 100% Islay Bourbon Cask #653/2014 The Sister Casks at a glance

• The Sister Casks - A Maturation Journey
• A rare selection of single casks from the early years of the distillery
• Heavily peated: Matured exclusively in Bourbon Cask #653/2014
• The matching sister Cask is the Cask #650/2014

Portrait: What makes the Kilchoman Vintage 2014 100% Islay Bourbon Cask #653/2014 The Sister Casks special

The Single Cask Kilchoman Vintage 2014 100% Islay Bourbon Cask #653/2014 matured for over 9 years in a former Bourbon Cask and was bottled for the 50th anniversary of the Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft. 
The barley used was grown on Islay and Kilchoman malted.
Three sets of sister Casks will be released for this anniversary series, the sister barrel of this bottling is the Cask #650/2010.

For the 50th anniversary of the Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft (German importer and partner of Kilchoman) on the last trip to Islay six exceptional and previously never released Kilchoman casks were selected (The Sister Casks) and on the occasion of the anniversary they were named “One-of-a-Kind” editions published. 
It is a rare selection of single casks from the distillery's early years, of which Kilchoman only has a handful of casks left, including the first Oloroso sherry single cask maturations as well as a 100% Islay malt with age statement, distilled from the farm distillery's own barley.
These single casks were personally made by Peter Wills and Stephan Ehmke in the distillery's Dunnage Warehouse selectedand released as “The Sister Casks,” meaning that these casks were distilled and casked on the same day. After filling the exquisite barrels, the individual maturation period of “The Sister Casks” began. The respective sister Casks were also filled on the same day. An exciting journey of discovery into how aromas develop individually in each Cask.  

Distilled: August 20, 2014
Bottled: February 5, 2024
Phenol content: 20ppm
Cask-No.: 653/2014

Tasting Notes: This is what the Kilchoman Vintage 2014 100% Islay Bourbon Cask #653/2014 The Sister Casks tastes like

• Nose: fresh with light Citrus aromas - behind it caramel and an elegant vanilla sweetness
• Palate: Notes of fresh fruit and spicy tones of allspice and cinnamon in a balanced balance - above all rich peat smoke
• Finish: long in the finish - now more peat, followed by the fruity notes again