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As it has done at the end of every year since 2012, Kilchoman has now announced this year’s 14th exclusive bottling for members of the Kilchoman Club. Following last year’s nine-year-old single cask bottling of an Oloroso sherry butt, Anthony Wills and Robin Bignal have once again selected an Oloroso sherry butt, only this time it is significantly older at […]
Read moreAt the end of 2020 and the end of 2022, Kilchoman had already released two limited editions of Machir Bay at cask strength. These two bottlings were very popular among whisky fans, as they showed the Kilchoman Standard Release from an even more fruity side and were good examples of how a higher alcohol content can benefit the taste of […]
Read moreAs we reported back in June, Kilchoman reorganised its duty-free portfolio at the beginning of 2025 after more than 10 years without any changes. A new bottling was released, Ballinaby – Sherry Casks, and Saligo Bay was discontinued. The Coull Point bottling will continue to be available and, like Ballinaby, will be available in both the British and international travel […]
Read moreSince 2011, Kilchoman has released an annual 100% Islay Limited Release, presenting its flagship product line, which is slightly less peated and produced entirely on site (‘from barley to bottle’) from the farm’s own barley. These ‘single farm single malts’ are Kilchoman’s raison d’être, as they fulfil the distillery’s aspiration and pride in being a farm distillery. Since 2018, Kilchoman […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today that it will once again be selling a limited number of private casks exclusively to Kilchoman Club members. In the early years of the distillery, Kilchoman sold numerous freshly filled casks to private individuals to raise much-needed capital for the distillery’s operations. This private cask programme was discontinued in 2007, and Kilchoman even endeavoured to buy back […]
Read moreThe highlight of the numerous celebrations marking Kilchoman’s 20th anniversary this year was undoubtedly the gala party held on Islay on 6 September. Kilchoman invited 230 guests, companions of the distillery over the last 20 years. Among them were importers from 35 countries worldwide, all shareholders, representatives of the companies José y Miguel Martín and Forsyths, many employees, from the […]
Read moreAfter Kilchoman announced the successful completion of this year’s barley harvest on the fields of Rockside Farm last week, this year’s 100% Islay Edition has now been released right on time in September. Since 2018, Kilchoman has moved the release date of its annual 100% Islay Release, made from the farm’s own barley, to autumn, linking it to the end […]
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