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As eagerly awaited by Kilchoman fans at the end of each year, Kilchoman has today announced the release of this year’s 12th club bottling. Anthony Wills and Robin Bignal, always keen to release a very special bottling for Club members, have this year opted for a Small Batch Release with Blanc de Blancs wine cask finish. Blanc de Blancs wine […]
Read moreThis year, Kilchoman will once again be hosting an Online Christmas Tasting with Anthony and James Wills on Facebook and YouTube on Thursday 28 December from 6.00pm Islay time. In addition to the Core Range Whisky Machir Bay, the tasting pack contains three samples of limited bottlings of the year 2023 with the 13th Edition of the 100% Islay, the […]
Read moreIn 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 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 moreA bottle of Kilchoman whisky from Cask No. 1/2005 raised a remarkable £15,000 at the second edition of The Distillers One of One biennial auction series, launched in 2021, which sees distilleries from across Scotland auction rare whiskies for charity in partnership with renowned auction house Sotheby’s. The total proceeds from yesterday’s auction, totalling £1.8 million, will primarily benefit the […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of its new annual 100% Islay Limited Release. It is due to be available at retailers worldwide later this week. This year’s 13th release is a vatting of 44 ex-bourbon barrels that were matured for over 8 years in Kilchoman warehouses. The barley used was of the Publican variety, harvested at Rockside Farm in 2012, […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman distillery announced the release of a 16-year-old limited edition for autumn 2023. With this release, Kilchoman not only meets the frequently expressed wish for a bottling with an age statement, but will also give an summary of over 16 years of Kilchoman development with a new “benchmark release”. When Kilchoman began bottling its first whiskies at the age […]
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