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After “Blond” and “Auburn” at the end of 2020 and “Lava” in the middle of 2021, “Añejo” is now the fourth Kilchoman single cask release from the well-known Dutch online spirits retailer drankdozijn (D12). The tradition of giving the D12 Kilchoman Single Cask bottlings artificial names and not simply writing “for DrankDozijn” on the label, as is usually the case, […]
Read moreFrom 19 to 21 November, the International Whisky Festival was supposed to take place in The Hague. As festival releases, the organisers had two different Kilchoman single casks bottled: an STR cask finish and one of the still extremely rare mezcal cask finishings. However, due to the stricter Corona regulations in the Netherlands, the festival had to be cancelled at […]
Read moreAnthony Wills had emphasised several times in the recent past that Kilchoman would like to focus more on “provenance” in the future when it comes to the wine casks used for whisky maturation. I.e. instead of using “anonymous” Sauternes or red wine casks, to indicate the exact origin, grape variety and producer. However, he also stressed that it is not […]
Read moreOn the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the French wine, beer and spirits chain V & B (Vins et bières) released a series of 9 exclusive spirits, including three very interesting Kilchoman single cask bottlings: a Sauternes Cask Finish, a Calvados Cask Finish and a Tequila Cask Finish. The bottlings from 2013 and 2014 are all 7 years old, with […]
Read moreThe USA is one of the most important markets for Kilchoman. Since the first Kilchoman release for the US market in 2010, they can look back on steadily increasing sales figures and have been able to build up a strong fan base – as even a quick glance at social media shows. The US importer since the very beginning has […]
Read moreThe Chinese Kilchoman importer Single Malt Club China (SMCC) announced today the release of an exclusive series of five single cask bottlings under the name The Wills Family Cask Collection. The series is based on the concept that each of the five members of the Kilchoman founders family chooses a special favourite cask. If this sounds familiar to you, you […]
Read moreTwo new Ruby Port Quarter Cask Finish bottlings have been released in the Netherlands in the last few days, and a third has been announced. Port finishings in small quarter casks, one of the Kilchoman novelties of 2020, are still quite rare to find. First launched in the 2nd half of 2020, only a dozen of these bottlings have appeared […]
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