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Kilchoman Machir Bay: Islay's First New Distillery in 124 Years — Barley to Bottle on Rockside Farm

Name: Kilchoman Machir Bay: Islay's First New Distillery in 124 Years — Barley to Bottle on Rockside Farm
Brand: Kilchoman Distillery
Availability: InStock
Rating: 7.5 (1 reviews)

7.5 /10

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Distillery: Kilchoman Distillery
Type: Scotch
Age: NAS
ABV: 46% ABV
Price: £44.25

Kilchoman Machir Bay is a Scotch whisky made by Kilchoman Distillery. ABV: 46% ABV. Age: NAS. Our expert rating is 7.5/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Punchy medicinal peat smoke, creamy vanilla, lemon zest, lime, stewed orchard fruit, sea spray, iodine — young but assured

Palate

Citrus butter over light ashy peat, honeyed sweetness, biscuit malt, lightly floral, faintly salty — the farm character comes through

Finish

Medium — drying ash, lemon pepper, lingering fruit, the 46% carrying the peat without harshness, clean and moreish

Expert Review

7.5/10

Founded by Anthony Wills in 2005 on Rockside Farm — the first new distillery on Islay in 124 years since Malt Mill in 1908. Islay's only 'barley to bottle' farm distillery — they grow their own barley, floor-malt it on site, distill, mature, and bottle all on the estate. One of only six Scottish distilleries still floor-malting. 50ppm peated barley, 46%, non-chill filtered.