All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
Kilchoman occasionally releases bottlings that are not intended for a specific country, but for smaller markets where demand for single cask bottlings is too low. To enable these countries to also enjoy a wider range of Kilchoman whiskies, the bottlings are delivered in partial quantities to different countries. This STR Cask Matured / New Oak Finish Release is one of […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman Open Day at the Islay Festival Fèis Ìle 2025 is generating particularly high expectations among fans this year, as the distillery was founded 20 years ago at Fèis Ìle 2005. Today, Kilchoman announced its programme for the day, Thursday 29 May, and presented the festival special bottling and two tasting packs for online tastings. . . The diverse […]
Read moreOn 20 March 2025, US Kilchoman importer ImpEx Beverages announced a series of new releases for 2025. In addition to the 20th Anniversary Cask Series, which Kilchoman will be marketing worldwide in its anniversary year and which we will be presenting in detail here shortly, there are also three new exclusive single cask bottlings in the renowned Cask Evolution Series. […]
Read moreThe latest edition of Loch Gorm, Kilchoman’s annual sherry matured limited release, is now available. The bottling is named after the largest freshwater loch on Islay, located near the distillery, whose dark, murky waters are said to be reflected in the rich copper tones of the sherry-matured Loch Gorm. The annual Loch Gorm editions vary slightly from year to year […]
Read moreThe first two Kilchoman Brandy Cask Finishes appeared at the end of 2024, with a bottling named ‘Sabores’ for the Dutch online spirits retailer drankdozijn (D12) and a cask that the winner of the first Kilchoman Shake the Farm competition, Alex Holms, was allowed to choose for the British market. Now another Single Cask bottling has been announced for Whisky.de, […]
Read moreThe state-owned monopoly retailer Systembolaget has announced a new exclusive Kilchoman bottling for Sweden, Kilchoman Sanaig Àrd. This is scheduled for release on 1 March 2025 and differs from the ‘normal’ Sanaig bottlings in that it has a higher alcohol content of 50% abv (instead of 46%). This also explains the name: Árd means ‘high’ in Gaelic. The cask influence […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman distillery, founded at the Fèis Ìle 2005, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. In the anniversary year, Kilchoman is planning, among other things, the release of a few anniversary bottlings with age statements. For example, a 13-year-old and an 18-year-old whisky, and this year’s Loch Gorm will also be released for the first time with an explicit age […]
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