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Kilchoman proudly announced the release of a 16-year-old limited edition on its website today. This is not only the first limited edition with an official age statement, but also the distillery’s oldest bottling distributed worldwide to date. In order to achieve what they describe as a ‘perfectly balanced single malt’ and thus provide an summary of over 16 years of […]
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 Open Day at this year’s Fèis Ìle was once again a great success. In beautiful weather, numerous guests visited the distillery on 1 June and took part in the many events on offer, enjoyed live music and culinary delights. With some photos we want to review the day. We would like to thank John Brian, Neil McChrystal, Graham […]
Read moreKilchoman Distillery today announced the release of two new limited cask expressions: the first Cognac Cask Matured and the second Fino Sherry Cask Matured Release. The casks for both small batch vattings were selected by Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills and production director Robin Bignal and bottled in April. For the first Cognac Cask Matured Limited Edition (until now, there had […]
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