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Kilchoman 100% Islay · 15th Edition

Name: Kilchoman 100% Islay · 15th Edition
Brand: Kilchoman

A viscous malt with ripe pear, candied citrus and a more restrained peat presence.

TextureFresh fruitMalt

50%ABV

9Age · years

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Kilchoman 100% Islay · 15th Edition · reference

Ardbeg 10 has less malt / cereal.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealKey differenceLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Ardbeg 10Ardbeg 10 has less malt / cereal.Laphroaig 10Laphroaig 10 has less fresh fruit.Octomore 17.1Octomore 17.1 has more body and more spice.Lagavulin 8Lagavulin 8 has much less malt / cereal and more body.Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17 has much less malt / cereal and more body.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturation54 ex-bourbon barrels

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryKilchoman

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Kilchoman · Kilchoman 100% Islay · 15th Edition ↗ · producer
Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 80
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 35
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]