Kilchoman Fino Sherry Matured 2020 – Limited Edition – 50%

Kilchoman Fino Sherry Matured 2020 is a rare limited release from Kilchoman Distillery, fully matured in carefully selected Fino sherry casks . This dry sherry style offers a bright, fresh, and mineral profile that perfectly contrasts with Kilchoman's powerful, smoky character. The result is an elegant and complex Islay whisky with a distinct dry sherry signature.

Features

• Distillery: Kilchoman Distillery

• Region: Islay

• Release year: 2020

• Maturation: 100% Fino sherry casks

• Alcohol: 50%

• Peat content: approx. 50 ppm

• Content: 70 cl

• Filtering: non-chill-filtered

• Color: natural color

• Edition: Limited release (heavily limited annually)

Flavor profile

• Nose: citrus peel, almond, light smoke, sea salt and dried flowers.

• Taste: Dry, fresh Fino influences with notes of citrus, white grape, roasted barley, herbs and an elegant smoky base.

• Finish: Long, tight and clean; smoke, citrus, minerality and light oak linger subtly.

Character

The 2020 edition of Fino Sherry Matured is remarkably refined and light-hearted compared to the darker Oloroso editions. The dry Fino profile further reveals Kilchoman's distillery character: bright smoke, clean malt, fresh citrus, and maritime notes. A unique release with great elegance and complexity.

Why interesting for collectors

• Fino sherry is rare within the Kilchoman range

• Annually very limited number of bottles

• 50% ABV, natural color, non-chill-filtered

• Growing popularity of this drier, refined style

• Harder to find than later releases