Kilchoman Machir Bay
Kilchoman Machir Bay is an excellent and, above all, high-quality Scottish single malt whisky from the Islay region. The Kilchoman distillery was opened in 2005 and is (so far) the second youngest distillery in the region. This bottling was named Machir Bay after a small but very beautiful beach on the island of Islay.
The whisky has been aged for approximately 6 years, with most of the distillate aged in first- and second-fill ex-bourbon casks, while a portion (approximately 10 %) of the distillate has been aged in first-fill ex-Oloroso sherry casks, resulting in a wonderfully balanced flavor profile.
It has a fantastically pleasant aroma with notes of vanilla biscuits, orchard fruit, and warm peat smoke. On the palate, this whisky is silky smooth and rounded, with notes of earthy peat, lemon juice, oak, vanilla, and a hint of tart forest fruit.
It was bottled at 46 % alcohol strength, without coloring or chill filtration.
We recommend serving it with a drop of water, but it tastes best neat at room temperature. It comes in a very nice blue and gold gift box.
