All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
Following the reopening of the visitor centre, which was temporarily closed due to the COVID pandemic, Kilchoman has now also resumed the bottling of Distillery Shop Exclusive releases. We hope, of course, that the series of Online Shop Exclusives introduced in the meantime will nevertheless continue. Not only because it is still extremely difficult to get to Islay at the […]
Read moreOn June 3, the Kilchoman Open Day at the Fèis Ìle 2021 Kilchoman also released a new Online Shop Exclusive bottling.It is a 10 year old STR Cask finish, the oldest release with this type of cask so far. Distilled on May 12, 2011, the whisky was first matured for over 8 years in a fresh bourbon barrel (No. 232/2011) […]
Read moreThe Dutch Kilchoman importer Bresser & Timmer just released the first 15-year-old Kilchoman bottling worldwide. One of the few remaining casks from Kilchoman’s early days has now been bottled.The Bourbon Barrel 29/2006 was filled on 20 April 2006 and bottled on 27 April 2021 with an alcohol content of 53.0%. After a handful of 14-year-old Kilchomans released so far, all […]
Read moreThe French Kilchoman importer and whisky shop “La Maison du Whisky” released three new exclusive Kilchoman Single Cask bottlings on 24 May: 14 yo Fresh Bourbon Barrel French ExclusiveCask-No. 61/2007, 53,9 %, 159 € 8 yo Fresh Oloroso Sherry Hogshead French ExclusiveCask-No. 51/2013, 58,0 %, 125 € 5 yo Fresh Sauternes Hogshead for LMDW´s Islay RoomCask-No. 902/2015, 58,1 %, 115 […]
Read moreAt the end of last year, the well-known Dutch online spirits retailer drankdozijn (D12) launched its first two Kilchoman single cask releases: a bourbon cask bottling called “Blond” and a PX sherry finish called “Auburn”. Now the third bottling followed. And although it is indeed a Ruby Port Cask Finish, D12 did not follow our (not entirely serious) proposal made […]
Read moreKilchoman has today announced further details of the Kilchoman Day programme at this year’s Fèis Ìle Islay Festival.Although the festival, like last year, can only be held online due to the COVID restrictions, under the title 360° FÈIS ÌLE, Kilchoman has made it their mission to show visitors on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube every inch of Kilchoman! With a 360° […]
Read moreAfter Kilchoman released its first Tequila Finish Single Cask as an Online Shop Exclusive on 21 April, the first Mezcal Finish Single Cask now follows for the well-known Edinburgh whisky shop Royal Mile Whiskies.As we have reported on several occasions, a change in the relevant SWA regulations in 2019 means that it is now allowed to use casks for whisky […]
Read more