All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
After the German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen released the world’s first Kilchoman bottling from a ‘Muscatel cask’, or more precisely a Moscatel de Setúbal wine cask, in May 2025 as part of its Uniquely Islay Series – An t-Earrach 2025, a bottling from a Muscatel Blanc Barrique has now been released in Germany. The new single cask release was […]
Read moreAt the second German Kilchoman Day on 2 August 2025 in Nuremberg and the third German Kilchoman Day on 26 September 2025 in Dortmund, two bottlings from Ruby Port Quarter Casks were released as exclusive single cask releases. The German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen sold another cask to Weinhof Brettel from Mitwitz in Upper Franconia, where the bottling has […]
Read moreUntil 2024, Kilchoman had exclusively used Ruby Port and LBV Port (Late Bottle Vintage) casks for its Port Cask maturations and finishings. The first White Port Finishings appeared in mid-2025, followed in October 2025 by the world’s first Tawny Port release listed here. The whisky was bottled for Gourmétage, a East German delicatessen chain with specialty stores in Leipzig, Dresden, […]
Read moreOn 11 and 12 October 2025, the first German edition of the internationally renowned Whisky Live fair took place in Hamburg. For this event, the organiser Kirsch Import released numerous exclusive bottlings under the name The Awakening Series, which were truly outstanding in terms of both quantity and quality. Among them was the Kilchoman single cask bottling listed here, a […]
Read moreSince 11 October, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive bottling has been available at the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. This time, it is a fully matured Oloroso sherry cask whisky. The whisky was matured for almost 13 years in a refill Oloroso hogshead. . Cask No.: 546/2012 Cask type: Refill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead Date Filled: 23.8.2012 Date Bottled: 2.7.2025 Age: 12 yo […]
Read moreAs it has done every October since 2023, Italian Kilchoman importer Beija-Flor has now released the latest edition of its “Italian Cities” series of Kilchoman single cask bottlings. Following “Milan” (2023) and “Rome” (2024), the third edition of the series is dedicated to the city of Florence. It is a 100% Islay bottling matured for 9 years in a fresh […]
Read moreThe British Shop, Germany’s largest online retailer of British fashion, homewear, perfume and specialities, released an exclusive Kilchoman bottling for the first time in its history in the summer of 2025. And this was something very special, as it was the world’s first Kilchoman single cask release from a Fino sherry cask. Distilled in 2014, the whisky was matured for […]
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