Scotland, 46%
Kilchoman Distillery sits nestled amongst the traditional buildings of Rockside Farm on the north-west coast of Islay.Famous As Islay's Farm Distillery,the distillery's barley field stretch west to the shores of Machir Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.Kilchoman is unique in many ways,most notably for our 100% Islay range,Scotland's only Single Farm Single Malt.
Established in 2005,Kilchoman is true to Islay's rich farm distilling heritage,using local peat cut in the traditional way,slowly distilling by hand,maturing in traditional dunnage warehouse and bottling on site without colouring or chill-filtration.
Sanaig,named after a weather-beaten headland north-west of the distillery,is a vatting of both sherry and bourboncasks.The high proportion of sherry cask maturation creates a distinctively rich,fruity character balanced with citrus,caramel and peat smoke.
Nose: Pineapple chunks and white grapes. Hints of fresh coffee carry the earthy, subtly spicy peat. Toffee cubes.
Palate: More light fruits (this time of the peach variety), with dark chocolate raisins and a whisper of red berries. Peat grows and grows, with a little black pepper too.
Finish: Quite long with coastal peat lasting.
