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HSE The Beauty and the Beast Finish Kilchoman 2017
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Peat smoke sits right up front here — this is an agricole finished in Kilchoman whisky casks, and the Islay side takes the wheel. Under the smoke there's dark chocolate, oak, red fruit and a minty, dry finish. The cane character fights to stay perceptible and mostly does. Divisive by design: peat lovers grin, others struggle to finish the glass.
The community says- Bold peat smoke
- Dark chocolate note
- Keep in mind: Peat buries cane
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How does HSE The Beauty and the Beast Finish Kilchoman 2017 taste?
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Peated whisky-cask agricole, love-it-or-not Genuinely split — some find the smoke buries the agricole and can't warm to it, while peat fans call it an intriguing crossover. Not for everyone, and it knows it.
peat and Islay whisky fans curious about agricole
anyone who dislikes smoky, peaty spirits
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
15 community reviews
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Review by Vincent D
Most helpful positive review
On the nose a rum with a peated whisky finish. On the palate, a whisky with a finish on an agricole rum. It will clearly not please everyone but if the peat is dominant here, the agricole resists and remains perceptible. Surprising and pleasant. I wonder if the price is justified. It remains a divisive rum. And at the same time I enjoyed it.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Most helpful mixed review
Wow, nasty trap! While the rhum initially evokes associations with the strong Saint James bottling for the 10th anniversary of Excellence Rhum (RX18129), after a few minutes in the glass it can't hide the two peaty whisky casks, so that I have trouble finishing the glass. As a result, my rating curve goes from 83 points on the nose to 80 points after the first two sips to just 70 points on the finish with the last drops. So only 74 points on average. I don't need to have it in my glass again.
Review by Timo Groeger
So I like this rum. Nice woody nose. Also slight notes of chocolate and vanilla. On the palate naturally Agricole, but whisky is also clearly recognizable. Also woody and chocolaty again.
Review by Andi
On the nose first some peat, glue, a sweetness of beeswax, dark chocolate and wood. Then a little mint on the palate with floral notes and tea. The sweetness from the nose tends to fade into the background. It seems too unrounded to me.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Start of with a very fruity. Lots of red fruits. Thick port. No smokiness from the Kilchoman yet. Oak. Lets taste: Ah there it is. A warm fire in the beginning ending in a gentle yet full bodied peat smoke. This is far from the peat that Kilchoman embodies. Bitter and dry flavours. Still heavy on the red fruits. Maybe a tad too much wood...not peat. Interesting project this, but almost never as great as a classic Bourbon or French oak matured rhum. For around 80€ I might have bought this.
Review by Johannes
For my taste, the peaty notes from the whisky finish dominate too much. Unfortunately, this covers the base spirit.
Review by Martin Švojgr
If you don't like peated stuff, this won't impress you. But I like it!
Review by Adrien B
Wow, this is definitely on the dark side of whisky strength. A nice balance of wood and peat that brings a dark side, but I'm not completely convinced. Even less so in terms of price.
Review by Morgan Garet
An effective woody spicy HSE on very dark chocolate with a nice touch of citrus to freshen it all up.
HSE The Beauty and the Beast Finish Kilchoman 2017 at live auctions
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27 bottles logged by 25 collectors.
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3% opened, 0 emptied.
What does HSE The Beauty and the Beast Finish Kilchoman 2017 cost?
Community paid 72–145 €.
Current best price: 128.91 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 112 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
27 purchased · 15 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of
Details about HSE The Beauty and the Beast Finish Kilchoman 2017
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 50,1%.
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