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Even though the first bottles have been spotted at individual airports since the end of 2013, Kilchoman officially announced the release of its first Travel Retail Exclusive bottling Coull Point today, 5 March 2014. Coull Point is a rugged headland just half a mile north of Machir Bay. With this designation, Kilchoman continues the tradition of naming whiskies after geographical […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today, that Laura MacAffer, who had worked as the distillery’s Visitor Centre Manager for 6 years, will not be resuming her work at Kilchoman following the birth of her daughter Amira last year. We wish her the best of luck for the future!
Read moreKilchoman reported on its website today that 2014 has been a busy start to the year at the distillery with lots of new equipment being fitted. After the new warehouse in Conisby was completed at the end of 2013 and all the casks were transferred there, the space freed up in Warehouse No. 1 was used to install two new […]
Read moreThe construction of the new warehouse complex in Conisby on the other side of the Rhinns of Islay was completed at the beginning of October. This means that one of the biggest problems for the continued operation of the distillery has finally been solved. Warehouse No. 1, built in 2005 on the distillery site, had quickly become too small. As […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of another limited release, the “Vintage 2007” for 7 October 2013. This continues the series of Kilchoman vintage whiskies that began in 2011. With the “Vintage 2006”, Kilchoman presented its first official 5-year-old whisky in 2011; with the “Vintage 2007”, a 6-year-old Kilchoman will now be launched on the market for the first time. The […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of the 3rd edition of the annual limited 100% Islay release. Kilchoman famously refers to whiskies made from farm-grown barley as 100% Islay, with all stages of production “from barley to botttle” taking place on site. This year’s 3rd edition had a longer maturation period than the 2nd edition and was created from whiskies matured […]
Read moreA heat exchanger for the wash still was installed in the first week of April. Previously, the wash still was charged with 3,000 litres of fresh wash at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, and after the first distillation, 2,000 litres of hot effluents (pot ale) at a temperature of about 99 degrees Celsius were discharged. With the new heat […]
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