Kilchoman 15 Year Old Sherry Cask 20th Anniversary Series 70cl, 52.7%
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on sherry-butt maturation and bottle imagery rather than a formally published distillery colour note.
Nose: Dried fruit, bonfire smoke, dark chocolate, and baking spices.
Palate: Powerful and dry, with herbal and vegetal edges, raisin bread, blackberries, fermented grapes, and sherried depth. This note combines retailer description with published Whiskybase review language, lightly cleaned for readability.
Finish: Quite short, dry, and tart, with herbal notes, menthol-like freshness, and lingering oak. This is based on a published Whiskybase review and lightly polished into product-page format.
Description
Kilchoman 15 Year Old Sherry Cask 20th Anniversary Series 70cl, 52.7% is a limited-edition Islay single malt Scotch whisky released as part of Kilchoman’s 20th Anniversary Cask Series in 2025. Bottled at 52.7% ABV, this 15-year-old expression was created from five ex-oloroso sherry butts and presents a richer, darker side of the distillery’s style while still keeping Kilchoman’s coastal peat character firmly in place.
Kilchoman’s official anniversary announcement explains that the 20th Anniversary Cask Series consists of four releases, each a vatting of five specially selected casks, designed to highlight the two key sides of the distillery’s character: ex-bourbon freshness and ex-sherry richness. This 15 Year Old sits firmly in the richer camp, with retailer descriptions pointing to dried fruit, bonfire smoke, dark chocolate, and baking spice.
This is a particularly attractive release for enthusiasts because it combines mature age, official distillery provenance, anniversary-series status, sherry-butt maturation, and natural presentation. Whiskybase lists it as uncoloured and non-chill filtered, with a reported outturn of 3,153 bottles, giving it proper limited-edition appeal without it being a single-cask bottling.
Why Choose Kilchoman 15 Year Old Sherry Cask 20th Anniversary Series
This is a strong Kilchoman release for customers who want age, richness, and official distillery identity in one bottle. It combines a 15-year age statement, five ex-oloroso sherry butts, anniversary-series significance, and a cask-strength-style natural presentation at 52.7% ABV.
15-year-old Islay single malt Scotch whisky
Part of Kilchoman’s 20th Anniversary Cask Series
Created from five ex-oloroso sherry butts
Bottled at 52.7% ABV
Natural colour
Non-chill filtered
Reported outturn: 3,153 bottles
Ideal For
Fans of sherried peated Islay whisky
Kilchoman followers looking for a mature anniversary release
Drinkers who enjoy dried fruit, dark chocolate, baking spice, and maritime smoke together
Customers wanting a limited official bottling with strong enthusiast appeal and shelf presence. The final point is an inference based on the anniversary-series positioning, age statement, and reported outturn.
Product Details
Product: Kilchoman 15 Year Old Sherry Cask 20th Anniversary Series
Distillery: Kilchoman
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 15 Years Old
Series: 20th Anniversary Cask Series
Cask Type: Ex-Oloroso Sherry Butt
Cask Numbers: 644, 670, 16, 444, 513
Vintage / Stock Years: 2008/2009
Bottled: 2025
Bottle Size: 70cl
ABV: 52.7%
Barcode: 5060210708351
Outturn: 3,153 bottles
Colouring: No
Chill Filtration: No
Collector’s Note
This is not a single-cask collector bottle, but it has real enthusiast and collector appeal because it forms part of Kilchoman’s 20th Anniversary Cask Series and offers a mature official sherry-led release from one of the distillery’s milestone years. The combination of 15 years of age, five oloroso butts, natural presentation, and anniversary context gives it much more identity than a routine batch bottling.
The reported outturn of 3,153 bottles adds another layer of commercial appeal. It is limited enough to matter, while still being positioned as a serious drinker’s release rather than a trophy-only bottle. The point about commercial appeal is an inference based on the reported bottle count and the release format
Additional information
| Weight | 3.1 kg |
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