Kilchoman Sauternes Cask Matured (2018)

Kilchoman Sauternes Cask Matured 2018 – Limited Edition – 50%

Kilchoman Sauternes Cask Matured 2018 is a limited release, fully matured in carefully selected ex-Sauternes dessert wine casks . This sweet French wine gives the whisky a warm, honeyed sweetness and rich fruit notes, which beautifully complement the powerful peat character of Kilchoman Distillery. This is an expressive, creamy, and highly layered Islay single malt that is now becoming hard to find.

Features

• Distillery: Kilchoman Distillery

• Region: Islay

• Release year: 2018

• Maturation: 100% Sauternes wine barrels

• Alcohol: 50%

• Peat content: approx. 50 ppm

• Content: 70 cl

• Color: natural color

• Filtering: non-chill-filtered

• Edition: limited release (scarce in circulation)

Flavor profile

• Nose: honey, ripe apricots, peach, vanilla, soft smoke and light spices.

• Palate: Creamy sweetness, yellow fruit, caramel, honey, peat smoke, citrus notes and a hint of burnt sugar.

• Finish: Long, warm and elegant; sweet wine influences, smoke and oak remain beautifully present.

Character

This edition combines the smoky DNA of Kilchoman with the luxurious sweetness of Sauternes. The 2018 release is known for its depth, balance, and intensity , and is considered by enthusiasts to be one of the distillery's finest early cask-matured whisky. A complex, rich whisky with a distinct dessert wine touch.

Why interesting for collectors

• Early Sauternes release, rarer than later editions

• 50% ABV for extra intensity

• Fully Sauternes-matured — a sought-after niche within Kilchoman

• Well-preserved bottles are hard to find

• Strong reputation within the wine barrel range