All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
With 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 more1 June 2023 was Kilchoman Open Day at this year’s Islay Festival Fèis Ìle. In beautiful weather, the numerous visitors were once again able to enjoy a variety of programme items, live music, food and drink. And, of course, queued up for the always coveted Fèis Ìle special bottling. For this year’s edition, Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills had selected and […]
Read moreThe annual Kilchoman Oloroso sherry cask bottling Loch Gorm is certainly one of the most popular Kilchoman bottlings. The 2023 edition represents a certain caesura in the development of the series and so we were very excited to try it. The composition of the Loch Gorm batches varied from year to year in terms of the age of the casks […]
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