All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
The first Tokyo International Bar Show organised by the Nippon Bartenders Association took place from 5 to 6 May 2012. An exclusive single cask bottling of a Kilchoman matured for four and a half years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel was presented. . Cask No.: 239/2007 Cask type: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel Date Filled: 15.8.2007 Date Bottled: 8.2.2012 Age: 4 […]
Read moreIn January, Kilchoman reported in detail – including on its newly launched Facebook page – on the start of production in January 2012, which saw the first processing of the new barley variety Publican, harvested in autumn 2011 at Rockside Farm. Whilst the Optic variety of barley had been grown and processed from 2005 to 2010, the switch was made […]
Read moreAs Islay’s local newspaper Ileach reported yesterday, the Kilchoman distillery has taken over sponsorship of the increasingly successful Islay Pipe Band. Andrew McEachern, speaking on behalf of the band, told the Ileach: “We are delighted that Kilchoman have stepped in just as it was looking as if we would enter 2012 with no sponsorship deal. The whole band would like […]
Read more28 March: Spring 2011 Release launched On 28 March 2011, the Spring 2011 Release – the sixth and last of the ‘Seasonal Releases’ – was launched. From 2012 onwards, Machir Bay will be established as the standard whisky. The ‘Spring 2011 Release’ is a vatting of 3- and 4-year-old fresh and refill bourbon casks. As with the previous ‘Seasonal Releases’, […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today that a new Connoisseurs Pack is now available at the Visitor Centre and in the online shop. In November 2008, Kilchoman launched its first New Spirit The Connoisseurs Pack. This featured three 5cl miniature bottles of Kilchoman Spirit – one month, one year and two years old – presented in an attractively designed box. This provided a […]
Read moreFollowing the hugely successful German Tasting Tour 2010, during which Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills visited five German cities last September, the importer Alba Import has now announced a new tasting tour. Here are the dates: . Alba Import asks anyone interested to register for the individual events via the organising retailers. As was the case last year, Alba Import has […]
Read more16 June 2011 marked a new milestone in the still young history of the Kilchoman distillery. Almost two years after the first Kilchoman whisky was presented with the Inaugural Release, the first bottling of a 100% Islay whisky was finally released, the whisky that characterises Kilchoman’s self-image as Islay’s only farm distillery. A whisky made from barley from the surrounding […]
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