Kilchoman Loch Gorm (2017)

This is the last of the whiskies from the Arrowine/Impex tasting from early November. And quite possibly my favorite. Entirely aged in former sherry casks (!), this is bottled naturally (no filtering, no coloring), at 46% ABV. 

Kilchoman Machir Bay (2017 Bottling)

This is the sixth and penultimate whisky from the Arrowine/Impex tasting in early November. And ah, we have reached my wheelhouse - peated Islay whisky. Kilchoman is my particular favorite - the quality just drips from it, in every aspect. It looks right, smells right, tastes right - everything about Kilchoman remains astonishing. 

Tamdhu Batch Strength 002 (NAS)

This is the fifth offering in the Arrowine/Impex tasting from November 4th, at RIS in Washington DC. The first No Age Statement whisky of the group, this was one I was legitimately excited about - I have had Tamdhu's batch 001, and liked it very much (sadly, no notes were taken, so no post about it). This is un-chill-filtered and uncolored, bottled at a brisk 58.5% cask strength. 

Tomintoul 10 Year (Exclusive Malts)

This was the fourth whisky in the Arrowine/Impex tasting from early November. After three straight high-quality drams - Invergordon, Glen Moray, and Benmenach - I knew I was in for something good with this 10 Year expression from Tomintoul, a whisky whose official bottling I've had and reviewed here. It was ... alright, at best. But this bottling from Exclusive Malts? Well... let's see. No chill-filtering, no coloring, bottled at 56.2% ABV. 

Balmenach 13 Year (Exclusive Malts)

This was the third of the whiskies I tasted at the Arrowine/Impex tasting in early November. After a very old Invergordon and a rather young, juicy Glen Moray, this Balmenach was a real mystery. Impex manager Jared Card informed us that Balmenach is another distillery where 99% of the liquid goes into blends like Dewars or Cutty Sark or Famous Grouse (in this case, MacArthur's and Hanky Bannister), but the unused 1% gets bottled as single malt by companies like Exclusive Malts.

Glen Moray 9 Year (Exclusive Malts)

This was the second discovery at the Arrowine/Impex tasting in Washington DC on Saturday. Honestly, I wasn't expecting a lot out of a 9 Year Speyside, but this bottle really pleasantly surprised me. 

Invergordon 43 Year (Exclusive Malts)

Today I attended the yearly whisky tasting at Arrowine liquors in Washington DC - last year was entirely Kilchoman, a distillery very close to my heart. This year I had seven generous samples, all of which I documented thoroughly and will appear here. The first was was a 43-year single grain from Invergordon.