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In September 2023, Peter Wills travelled through China on a marketing tour organised by the Chinese Kilchoman importer Single Malt Club China (SMCC). He conducted Kilchoman tastings in seven Chinese cities from 16 to 24 September. The tour was called “Tour of the Coinean”. This refers to the current Year of the Rabbit in China, as “Coinean” means “rabbit” in […]
Read moreWith “Italian Cities”, the Italian Kilchoman importer Beija-Flor has started a series of Kilchoman single cask bottlings dedicated to the most important Italian cities. The first bottling now released, one of the still very rare Blanc de Blancs Cask finishings, is dedicated to the northern Italian metropolis of Milan. The label is adorned with two of Milan’s most famous sights: […]
Read moreWith Mashing – Stage 4, the fourth of the eight-bottling Genesis series has now been released. As we reported earlier, the Genesis series, developed by the German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen, is a German version of the Small Batch series for selected markets with a higher quality design and packaging and a special marketing story. The marketing concept of […]
Read moreAfter La Société des Alcools du Québec, the state monopolist for the distribution of alcohol in the Canadian province of Québec, released a Kilchoman Sauternes Finish in September, another Kilchoman single cask bottling has now been announced for next Tuesday, 24 October. Incidentally, both bottlings were bottled at Kilchoman on the same day, why SAQ did not release the bottles […]
Read moreWith the 13th edition of the 100% Islay Limited Release, Kilchoman returns to a pure bourbon cask maturation, as was the case with the early 100% Islay editions. It is a vatting of 44 predominantly first-fill ex-bourbon barrels that have matured for over 8 years in Kilchoman’s warehouses. For the first time in 2018 and then from 2020-2022, sherry casks […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of another 2023 Limited Edition for next week. This is the second PX Sherry Cask Matured Limited Edition in Kilchoman’s history. A first PX Sherry Cask Matured Edition was already released in 2021, but despite its name, it was a combination of PX full maturation and PX finish casks. For this year’s release, Anthony Wills […]
Read moreOnce a year, the French spirits retailer and Kilchoman importer La Maison Du Whisky publishes a catalogue of exclusive LMDW bottlings of whisky, rum and other spirits, which is always outstanding in terms of scope and content. This year’s theme is “New Vibrations”. Thierry Bénitah, CEO of La Maison du Whisky writes:Year after year, our Creations catalogue showcases a particular […]
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