All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
As 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 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 […]
Read moreFollowing the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan in March 2011, a number of independent Scotch whisky distilleries (Arran, BenRiach, Bladnoch, GlenDronach, Kilchoman, Kilkerran and Springbank) came together to support the victims and created a joint Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, The Spirit of Unity. As all other parties involved, including the designers and distribution channels, also waived payment, around […]
Read moreKilchoman has now released its first ever Distillery Shop Exclusive Release, i.e. a bottling that can only be purchased at the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. Rumour has it that such bottlings will be released regularly in future and will serve as very special souvenirs for visitors to the distillery who have made the long journey to Islay. The first edition makes […]
Read moreAs part of a tasting tour organised by the German Kilchoman importer Alba Import, Kilchoman’s founder Anthony Wills travelled to five German cities last week. On 13 September in Hamburg, on 14 September in Bremen, on 15 September in Mainz, on 16 September in Darmstadt and, last but not least, on 17 September in Lüdenscheid, Anthony presented the new Islay […]
Read moreAs Kilchoman reported yesterday, a delivery of 132 Quarter Casks has arrived at the distillery. These casks with a volume of about 100 litres were made in a cooperage from refill bourbon barrels. Quarter casks are often used by some distilleries for finishing, as the cask’s significantly larger internal surface area in relation to its volume results in more intense […]
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