Kilchoman Cognac Cask Matured

I think this is the first whisky from a cognac barrel that I even like. Although the aroma is too spicy and you can feel the alcohol, the taste and finish are unobjectionable. I was convinced by Kilchoman Cognac Cask Matured.

An adventurous whisky. Only after heating does the cognac release, but then it becomes complex and interesting

A lot of potential, but still a bit too young to fully exploit it.

The spirits were aged in cognac barriques (32 cognac barrels per batch). Nose: vanilla, meadow flowers, green grape skin, shortbread, grassy, walnut, white chocolate, minerality, lemon zest, ginger, smoked, oak Palate: vanilla, ash, flowers, lemon zest, ginger, mineral notes, seaweed, iodine, smoked meats Finish: floral, ash, white pepper, lemon zest, ginger, oak Balance: an interesting, refined, and enjoyable whisky with a floral profile. A curious experiment for lovers of this profile, the Cognac cask imparted distinct floral notes to Kilchoman's spirits. N22, P21, F21, B21

My bottle has code COG 20/03/2023 23/42

What smoothness! Very drinkable! Well done!

Tasted on 12-19-2023.

Neck pour: To me this is a very unique whisky. The oriental spices and herbal notes reminds me of an Indian stew or something like that. It's very surprising and initially I can't say that I love that taste in a whisky, but I think there is potential here for it to settle in and become better over time. Shows youth

Six to seven years old, but looks a little younger by Kilchoman standards. (Kilchoman Feis Ile Tasting 06/01/2023)

Straw, lollipops, mango

It's certainly not old, but it's definitely mature. A manageable number of aromas combine beautifully to create a robust, probably rather young, peated malt. If the price-performance ratio were right, I could easily imagine adding it to my own collection. Notes from a blind tasting. Okay, the cognac certainly explains the strong acidity quite well.

0547-KILCHOMAN COGNAC CASK MATURED 2023 RELEASEI SLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH Whisky 50% ...I don't know if it's cognac or not. It's delicious. Such a pleasant pleasure (I came up with that myself). Drinkable, full-bodied, and contains everything I like. After this Kilchoman on cognac, my faith is restored. I can say I'm all for it. The rest is just the result of the drinker's imagination :-)

I'm simply a fan of cognac finishes. Here too, it provides delicious fruity notes and a lovely oaky spice. Add some smoke and bam: delicious!

This Whisky I bought due to a recommendation by an online store, when buying three small batch releases. I am astonished about the ratings by others here. This whisky differs from all other whiskys by Kilchoman I ever drank. It is peated parfume and I had problems to drink it, the alcohol is that bad integrated. I am a Kilchoman nerd, but this one does not flash me.

(Initial neck pour) NOSE: Very fruity in a sweet but quite nice way. Green grapes, fresh apricots and peaches. Moderately and “roundly” peated. (89p) TASTE: Fruity, “grapey”, sweet and ashy. Some crushed black pepper. Sweetened, strong over brewed black tea. Nice balance between sweetness and mildly peppery oak tannins. (88p) OVERALL: Very quaffable. 88 points.

Combine a fried English breakfast with a pint of cider and then wash it down with this which would compliment both well. Well worth trying.

a very successful cognac barrel maturation! [color] = honey;

It doesn't work for me. I like cognac, but with this whisky, it doesn't work somehow.

A fine but small amount of cognac influence shows through with some grape notes.

Bright, straw color with yellowish reflections. Slightly oily structure.

Very fresh, maritime peat with ginger. Nice influence from the wood.

A good whisky, with good but not great takeaways from the congac cask. Sweet and easy to drink

The nose is very sweet, barley sugar, icing sugar, and white fruits, Conference pear, small tangy yellow apples, plums and Mirabelle plums. A little whipped cream. The peat is in the background, it combines with the sugar, it gives candy floss. A touch of iodine makes the whole thing airy. The palate is still as sweet, honeyed, sponge cake, more centered on the apple, with some ashes in the background. The spices remain discreet, nutmeg and cinnamon. The finish is good, quite earthy, we return to the essentials, the peat takes over, with mineral, charcoal notes, a persistent smoke. Rock, chalk cliff, limestone. Heather. Very nice marriage, but it doesn't quite work. At the beginning, it is mainly the Cognac that dominates, and in the end, the mineral peat typical of Kilchoman takes over. https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2023/11/kilchoman-2016-cognac-cask-matured-2023.html

Aroma: peat, smoky, citrus, vanilla, grapes Flavor: peat, brine, citrus, vanilla Finish: peaty Rating: 3

Sweet, smoky oily , spicy , golden syrupy hay and slight barley, oak cask influences with peat covering. Cognac cask influence makes for more complex notes and pleasant dram.

My least favorite of a 10 dram lineup. In my mouth the cognac and Kilchoman together create a new taste that's not as good as Kilchoman nor cognac. Some friends (Thanks, Pete & Maija) organized a private Kilchoman tasting featuring mostly stuff from the early years of the distillery with some later releases sprinkled here and there. Kilchoman is for me a difficult spirit since its peculiar combination of wood char, greasy soot, saltiness and occasional farmy notes often puts me off and sometimes the sherry cask maturations take on strange and unlikely notes like barbecue chips spice mix or burned raisins. However, I always jump at the chance to be proven wrong about some notion I hold, and checking out a lineup of 10 Kilchoman releases in one go is certainly that chance. Here's the lineup and my points: New Spirit 23.4.2008-26.9.2008 (72 pts.), Two Years Old 2006 cask 358 (70), 4yo 2006 for Hanse Spirit cask 249 (81), 4yo 2007 for Distillery Shop cask 328 (83), Feis Ile 2012 4yo 2008 casks 100-103 (82), Feis Ile 2011 5yo 2006 casks 31 & 32 (84), 5yo 2006 for Royal Mile Whiskies cask 369 (80), Cognac cask matured 2023 edition (76), 9yo 2008 single cask 87 for Ilkka and Heikki (85), 12yo 2012 Unpeated cask 560 (83).

The details alone sound intriguing: approximately seven years of aging, entirely in Cognac barriques. I really like this type of cask because it doesn't mask the smoke, but often imparts an additional, elegant layer of fruit. This edition largely fulfills my expectations.

Full bodied, oily mouthfeel. Very rounded with fruits and light coastal smoke.

First of all, you have to like the Kilchoman style, because it's a typical Islay whisky. So, it's more for pure peatheads. 50 ppm and relatively young. This one is almost six years old and has a cognac cask finish. Good stuff!

Smooth for a 6 yo with very little alcohol bite. Watch the feis ile tasting on the kilchoman YouTube for some good information.

To be honest, I thought it was a bit sweeter Cognac cask hoped... Well then...

Blind Aroma Smoke, sweet, young, the best thing about this whisky The taste Dry smoke, young, herbs, sweet, spicy, pepper Resonance Medium long, sweet, peppery, slightly astringent After the blind tasting: a few drops of water made it better for me

A relatively young whisky from the island of Islay, finished in cognac barrels.