Loch Gorm is the name given to our annual sherry matured limited edition. Named after Islay’s largest freshwater loch neighbouring the distillery, the dark murky colour of the loch’s water is reflected in the rich coppery tones of our sherry matured Loch Gorm release..
SHERRY CASK RELEASE
5 Years Old
46.0%
6.000 bottles
1st SHERRY CASK RELEASE
Vintage: 2006 Bottled: 2011
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB31694
The first Sherry Cask Release from Kilchoman has been released in April 2012. The whisky was matured for 4,5 years in oloroso sherry butts. From here Kilchoman would bring out a Sherry Cask Release every year, but it was not until the next one in 2013 that it was named Loch Gorm.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2013
5 Years Old
46.0%
10.000 bottles
1st EDITION
Vintage: 2007 Bottled: 2013
Cask Type: 5 years in Oloroso Sherry Butts, finished in Oloroso Sherry Hogsheads for 6 weeks
Whiskybase: WB40983
Kilchoman released its first sherry cask release in April 2012. With the following release in April 2013, it was given its own name – Loch Gorm, located near the distillery, is Islays largest freshwater lake. This bottling should be released once a year.
The first release of Loch Gorm has been matured for over 5 years in oloroso sherry butts and then finished for six weeks in oloroso sherry hogsheads to give it additional depth of colour and character.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2014
5 Years Old
46.0%
17.100 bottles
2nd EDITION
Vintage: 2009 Bottled: 2014
Cask Type: Fresh Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB55077
The 2nd edition of Loch Gorm was released in April 2014. Limited to 17.100 bottles, the whisky distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2014 matured exclusively in fresh oloroso sherry butts. The renunciation of the finish in fresh oloroso sherry hogsheads, which distinguished the first Loch Gorm edition, results in a significantly less sherry-toned whisky.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2015
5 Years Old
46.0%
10.000 bottles
3rd EDITION
Vintage: 2009/2010 Bottled: 2015
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Butts & Hogsheads
Whiskybase: WB66054
Composed from casks filled in 2009 and 2010, it is only slightly older than the previous year’s version, namely just over 5 years. The difference is the partial use of oloroso sherry hogsheads and no longer exclusively sherry butts; according to Anthony Wills, these smaller casks give Loch Gorm an increased sherry influence.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2016
5 Years Old
46.0%
14.000 bottles
4th EDITION
Vintage: 2010 Bottled: 2016
Cask Type: 17 First- und Refill Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB80813
17 First and refill oloroso casks, all more than 6 years old, were married for this bottling. This oldest Loch Gorm to date has also been given a redesigned packaging: the lower part of the packaging shows a view of the lake that gives the name to the edition.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2017
7 Years Old
46.0%
13.500 bottles
5th EDITION
Vintage: 2009 Bottled: 2017
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB94342
The 5th edition of the annual series, reserved exclusively for whiskies matured in oloroso sherry casks, was released in April 2017. It was created from sherry butts that were all filled in 2009.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2018
6 Years Old
46.0%
15.000 bottles
6th EDITION
Vintage: 2007, 2008, 2011 Bottled: 2018
Cask Type: 19 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB111022
For the 2018 Loch Gorm edition released in April 2018, 19 oloroso sherry butts from 2007, 2008 and 2011 were vatted. This resulted in a yield of 15.000 bottles (of which 2.250 for Germany).*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2019
8 Years Old
46.0%
15.000 bottles
7th EDITION
Vintage: 2006-2009, 2011 Bottled: 2019
Cask Type: 20 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB127644
The 7th Loch Gorm was released in April 2019. Kilchoman Founder & Managing Director Anthony Wills selected 20 oloroso sherry butts from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 for this bottling. This means that for the first time, 12 and 13 year old casks were also included here.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2020
9 Years Old
46.0%
15.500 bottles
8th EDITION
Vintage: 2007-2009, 2011 Bottled: 2020
Cask Type: 21 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB154723
The 2020 Loch Gorm 8th edition is made up of 21 oloroso sherry butts filled in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. The 15.500 bottles were bottled as usual at 46% abv without any chill filtration and colouring.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2021
9 Years Old
46.0%
17.000 bottles
9th EDITION
Vintage: 2011, 2012 Bottled: 2021
Cask Type: 24 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB192193
The 2021 Loch Gorm edition is a vatting of 24 oloroso sherry butts filled in 2011 and 2012. As always these 500 litre sherry butts come from Bodega Miguel Martin and were filled with spirit that has a phenolic content of 50 ppm. Once these casks had been matured for a minimum of 9 years, they were then vatted together and bottled at 46% abv.
For the 2021 release, fresh sherry casks were again selected for the most part, four of the sherry butts are refill casks, while in the 2020 edition there were only one or two refill casks, but the age of 9 years is quite a bit less than in last year’s edition, where casks from 2007, 2008 and 2009 were also used and made the whisky one of the best and most complex Loch Gorm bottlings, not only in Anthony Wills’ eyes.
After the 15,000 and 15,500 bottles of the last 2 years, this year’s edition was slightly increased to meet the growing demand.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2022
9 Years Old
46.0%
17.250 bottles
10th EDITION
Vintage: 2007-2013 Bottled: 2022
Cask Type: 22 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB210669
The 2022 Loch Gorm edition is a vatting of 22 oloroso sherry butts, 20 first-filled and two refill casks that were filled between 2007 and 2013, i.e. matured for at least 8 years.
As is well known, the annual Loch Gorm editions differ somewhat from year to year in the composition of the casks used. With two exceptions in the early days of the series, when hogsheads were also used, they are always oloroso sherry butts, but of different ages and with different numbers of first fill and refill casks.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2023
7 Years Old
46.0%
18.000 bottles
11th EDITION
Vintage: 2013-2015 Bottled: 2023
Cask Type: 22 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB228252
For the 2023 Loch Gorm edition, Anthony Wills and production manager Robin Bignal selected a total of 22 casks, 8 distilled in 2013, 6 distilled in 2014, and 8 distilled in 2015. As always the 500 litre sherry butts come from the José y Miguel Martín Bodega and were filled with spirit that has a phenol content of 50 ppm.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2024
9 Years Old
46.0%
18.000 bottles
12th EDITION
Vintage: 2014 Bottled: 2024
Cask Type: 23 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB251669
For the 2024 Loch Gorm edition, Anthony Wills and Robin Bignal selected 23 Oloroso sherry butts from 2014 (17 First-fill and 6 Re-fill casks).
According to Wills and Bignal, their aim in compiling the casks is to create a whisky that has a recognisable Kilchoman character despite the strong sherry tones. For this year’s release, they selected predominantly 1st fill casks, the age of 9 years is slightly higher than last year, when 22 butts from the years 2013-2015 were used.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2025
10 Years Old
46.0%
18.000 bottles
13th EDITION
Vintage: 2013, 2014 Bottled: 2025
Cask Type: 23 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB272177
As last year Anthony Wills and Robin Bignal selected 23 oloroso sherry butts, but this time 20 first-fill casks, rich with bold sherry influence, and 3 second-fill casks, adding depth and complexity.
The trend in the anniversary year 2025 of giving all Kilchoman bottlings an age statement is also being followed with Loch Gorm, so you can read a lot about the very first Loch Gorm, Aged 10 Years, in the advertising. Anyone expecting this to mean that the whisky is significantly older than last year’s release should note that the youngest cask in the 2024 Loch Gorm vatting was 9 years and 11 months old.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
LOCH GORM 2026
10 Years Old
46.0%
18.000 bottles
14th EDITION
Vintage: 2011 Bottled: 2026
Cask Type: 1st & Refill Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB298152
This year, Anthony Wills and Robin Bignal selected 24 oloroso sherry butts aged for 10 years – this time comprising 21 first-fill casks with robust sherry notes and 3 second-fill casks intended to add depth and complexitys.
Following the 2025 bottling, this year’s Loch Gorm Edition bears an explicit age statement of 10 years for the second time.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
SHERRY CASK MATURED
50.0%
12.000 bottles
11 YEARS OLD
Vintage: 2012-2014 Bottled: 2025
Cask Type: 16 Oloroso Sherry Butts
Whiskybase: WB283344
For the 100% Islay Sherry Cask Matured Release, Anthony Wills and Robin Bignal selected 16 Oloroso sherry butts from 2012, 2013 and 2014. As usual Kilchoman sourced the casks from the Jerez-based bodega José y Miguel Martín, which produced them in its cooperage near Huelva, Spain.
Kilchoman Founder Anthony Wills wrote: “I’ve had my eye on these casks for a while, waiting for the perfect time to bottle them”.*
*source: www.kilchomania.com
