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HSE Kilchoman Single Cask Finish 2013
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Sipped neat, this drinks like an agricole that walked into an Islay distillery. The cane-juice base shows up first — herbal, a touch grassy — then the Kilchoman finish takes over with peat smoke, ash and a whiff of the campfire. Members who don't usually love peat keep saying it lands balanced here, not overpowering. Long, smoky finish that pairs well with a cigar.
The community says- Balanced peat
- Herbal agricole base
- But: Reads half-whisky
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How does HSE Kilchoman Single Cask Finish 2013 taste?
Summarized by AI from community reviews.
Agricole meets Islay peat, balanced smoky sipper Members treat this as a clever crossover done right — even peat skeptics call it well balanced. The one recurring note: the whisky can crowd out the agricole, so know what you're buying.
peated-whisky fans curious about agricole
anyone who dislikes smoke and peat
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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53 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
HSE Kilchoman finish is a special mix from two great regions, Martinique and Islay. The rum was aged in the tropics for 6 years and then finished for 4 months in whisky barrels. It was distilled in November 2013 and bottled in February 2020 in just 4100 bottles. Overall a quite elegant rum that must be perfect for people loving whisky that wa
Review by samuel cutullic
Most helpful critical review
Strong with a whisky sensation and less pleasant on the taste than on the nose but good Laina this is between rum and whisky
Review by Cédric C
This HSE is not really my cup of tea. I wouldn’t say it’s bad, but it’s very distinctive, maybe too much for me. It’s the kind of drink you either love or hate. Whisky lovers, go for it!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Compared to the previous whisky cask finish this one is far better balanced and a good one. Nice and fruity with a hint of barrel and smoke.
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
A very peaty nose combined with a fruity character that makes it sublime! On the palate, the peat is still very present, but well balanced! I'm not fond of whisky with too much peat, but here it's very well balanced! Cinnamon and fruity coffee! Very tasty!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Still a bit reminiscent of agricole on the nose, but on the palate completely dominated by the Kilchoman cask. Agricole is practically no longer noticeable. A shame. Too extreme for me!
Review by François Delmotte
Très beau mélange entre le rhum agricole d'HSE et ces arômes subtiles du whisky tourbé. Au nez : on resent l'agricole, un côté herbacé et légèrement la tourbe et le fumé du whisky. En bouche : on sent ressent le rhum agricole au début, "la partie whisky" vient ensuite. Belle longueur en bouche au final. Belle dégustation
Review by Oliver
Little smoke on the nose. But on the palate like a liquid ashtray. For me a bit too much.
Review by Benoit Bail
I'm not a fan of peat at heart, but I find this product very successful because the peat is slightly present but not dominant, which makes this rum very elegant but with a certain character.
Review by Spyoner971
belle complexité, une tourbe qui lui offre beaucoup de potentiel, on ressent bien les 2 univers rhum en début et whisky en finish. Très apprécié avec un bon cigare pour les adeptes
Review by Pavel Spacek
I am confused. Combination of HSE that I hate and islay whisky that I love...strange
Review by Gasparini Andrea
For those who drink whisky, the typical Kilchoman note is clearly recognizable.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Il s’agit donc d’un rhum distillé en 2013 et vieilli durant 5 ans en fûts de chêne et qui a bénéficié d’une finition en fûts de whisky Kilchoman (Single Malt d’Islay) pendant 4-5 mois. Le nez n’est pas trop sur la tourbe. C’est plutôt neutre. Ok le fumé est présent mais pas trop. Par contre en bouche les notes tourbées caractéristiques des whiskies d’Islay prennent clairement le dessus. On ne sait plus vraiment si on est sur un rhum ou un whisky. C’est étrange et perturbant. Heureusement que nous avons mis celui-ci en fin de dégustation sans quoi nous n’aurions plus rien goûté après.
Review by Alan Bertoli
È un esperimento molto particolare. Sicuramente apprezzato degli amanti del whisky torbato. Al naso non sento le parti agricole, sento la vaniglia e una parte salata, il fumo si sente ma poco. Al palato la torba si fa sentire bilanciata benissimo dalle note dolci di caramello. Sicuramente è molto lontano da un normale rhum però l'esperimento è riuscito bene 👍
Review by Maxence (Les Tontons Trinqueurs)
Interesting, the peat is rather well balanced with the rum
Review by Jacques etdom
Nice experience, you can really feel the peat. The finish was pushed to the max and in my opinion stopped just before it took over the rum.
Review by Acroc
Too close to Scotch
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Community shelf
147 bottles logged by 125 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
28% opened, 25 emptied.
What does HSE Kilchoman Single Cask Finish 2013 cost?
Community paid 35–70 €.
Current best price: 72.70 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 47 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
147 purchased · 57 tasted · 42 wishlist · as of
Details about HSE Kilchoman Single Cask Finish 2013
A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 44%.
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