Chosen by Kilchoman's founder Anthony Wills, this cask was filled in 2018 and matured for over 5 years before the whisky was transfered to an ex-Marsala wine hogshead for a final year of maturation. Marsala is a type of fortified wine, with this one imparting a lush caramel and juicy fruit flavour. Our cask was hand-selected by Kilchoman's founder, Anthony Wills.

Kilchoman 'Whisky Galore Exclusive' Marsala Cask Finish #18/882 57.6%
Produced in collaboration between Whisky Galore and the Wills family of Kilchoman, we are proud to release this special single cask exclusive for New Zealand. Selected from cask #882, this whisky was matured for an initial 5 years in an ex-bourbon barrel, before being transferred for a secondary maturation (also known as a finish) in an ex-Marsala wine cask for over a year.
To start, the aroma carries sweet tones of juicy, oven-roasted fruits and charred caramel tart, with a sweet and sour fruit jelly. The peat smoke comes through dense and thick (especially with water added), reminiscent of a wood-fired BBQ on the sea shore, with grilled seafood skewers and a salty, coastal dryness. A lifting citrus note of home-made lemonade comes through in the finish, with the peat leaving a long-lasting, leaving a smouldering, earthen smokyness behind.


MARSALA WINE CASK


Islay's farm distillery
Kilchoman are the only farm distillery on the remote Isle of Islay on the west coast of Scotland. Producing the traditional heavily peated style, Kilchoman's family ownership and farm-side approach is unlike any other on the Island.
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