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Kinship Collection 2021

Kinship Collection 2021

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We are only expecting 3 of these sets at KWM, and we have earmarked one of them for a tasting. Why? Because the Scotch Guy wants to try it and suspect you might want to as well. In all the set is 175 years of liquid history from the Queen of the Hebrides.

Full tasting notes below.

The set consists of six 700ml bottles of the following Islay malts:

  1. Ardbeg 19 Year
  2. Bowmore 33 Year
  3. Bruichladdich 29 Year
  4. Bunahabhain 31 Year 
  5. Caol Ila 40 Year
  6. Laphroaig 23 Year

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Region:Scotland > Islay
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Producer Tasting Note on the 6 Whiskies

  1. Kinship 2021 Bunnahabhain 31 Year - 46.9% - Producer Tasting Note: "A sweet mellow nose of custard drizzled over spiced fruit cake. Oily and mouthwarming, the sweet spicy notes come through in force along with the faintest hint ofcocoa. Long and lingering on the finish; a warm embrace of Islay charm."
  2. Kinship 2021 Caol Ila 40 Year - 51.8% - Producer Tasting Note: "Wonderfully sweet floral notes on the nose, wrapped up in the warm sea breeze that Islay has in abundance. Mellow and silky smooth in the mouth with apples, honeydew melon and Seville orange, slowly giving way to a long satisfying finish with just a hint of seaweed. A showcase of the quality of this distillery's spirit, which impresses at any age."
  3. Kinship Bruichladdich 29 Year - 45.4% - Producer Tasting Note: "A delightful whisky combining soft fruits, honey and a hint of iodine with sea salt. Wonderfully balanced in the mouth with all flavours acting as one, seguing from sweet to fruity then leaving a slightly dry sea salt finish. A lovely example of this giant of the Rhinns!"
  4. Kinship 2021 Bowmore 33 Year - 51.2% - Producer Tasting Note: "The delicate peatiness of this whisky melts into sweet floral notes on the nose making this remarkably well-rounded. Sophisticated on the palate with sweet vanilla fruitiness, white pepper, and finally a peaty element. A truly special whisky - worth of its Bowmore name!"
  5. Kinship 2021 Ardbeg 19 Year - 47.8% - Producer Tasting Note: "This well-aged Ardbeg is rich and intense on the nose, initially sweet before the peaty sea salt character takes over. Sublime notes of vanilla fudge and almonds on the palate blending with the saltiness of the Islay peatbog. The length of the finish gives plenty of time to contemplate this south-coast charmer."
  6. Kinship 2021 Laphroaig 23 Year - 50.3% - Producer Tasting Note: "A whisky full of character, strong-bodied with vanilla sponge cake, toffee, aniseed and Islay sea breeze on the nose. On the palate this Laphroaig is surprisingly subtle with vanilla sweetness complementing a beautifully nutty element, along with typical Isaly peat smoke, iodine and leather which linger into the finish. A perfect fireside companion."