Kilchoman Coull Point

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 46% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Kilchoman Coull Point is a travel-retail bottling named after the headland north of Machir Bay. The composition brings together four- and five-year-old malts matured in fresh ex-bourbon barrels. Before blending, the four-year-old component received a four-week finish in Oloroso sherry butts.

The malt used has a phenol level of 50 ppm. The whisky is bottled at 46% without chill filtration or added colouring. Its youthful Islay character combines pronounced peat smoke with vanilla, fruit and malt.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose reveals pronounced peat smoke alongside vanilla, apple, malt and green fruit.
• Palate: On the palate, sweet peat, vanilla and honey mingle with soot and spices.
• Finish: The long finish leaves ash, smoke and peat, along with coffee.

Distillery/Bottler:

Anthony and Kathy Wills founded Kilchoman in 2005 as the first new distillery on Islay in 124 years. Located on Rockside Farm, the family-run farm distillery combines agriculture with whisky production. For its 100% Islay range, barley is grown in the surrounding fields and malted on site. The whisky is also distilled, matured and bottled there. Traditional floor malting involves spreading the soaked barley on a concrete floor and turning it regularly by hand.

The distillery uses a 90-hour fermentation and small, manually controlled stills. The long fermentation encourages fruity and creamy notes to develop in the spirit. Kilchoman also produces the whisky for Coull Point; this official distillery bottling combines whiskies of different ages with bourbon maturation and a short Oloroso finish.

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