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The German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen announced another series of single cask releases for the German market at the end of the year. After nine single cask releases had already appeared in one fell swoop in spring with Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, a series of a further seven bottlings now follows with Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh […]
Read moreLoch Gruinart is Kilchoman’s first whisky for the supermarket, so to speak. It has been distributed exclusively by the French supermarket chain Auchan for a few weeks now. Completely untypical for Kilchoman, but typical for a supermarket spirit, the information about the whisky is extremely vague. The buyer only learns that the whisky was matured both in European and American […]
Read moreA new exclusive single cask release is now available in Kilchoman’s online shop. After a Madeira and a Cognac Finish Single Cask, a 100% Islay Release and a STR Finish, this is now the 5th bottling which replaces the Distillery Shop Exclusive Releases in Corona times, it is a bourbon cask full maturation. Distilled on 4.8.2011, the whisky was matured […]
Read moreThe Chinese Kilchoman importer Single Malt Club China (SMCC) has now announced a new series of Kilchoman single cask bottlings for the Chinese market. The series is dedicated to the five gods of fortune Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi and Cai and the Five Blessings they represent. Fu represents good fortune, Lu stands for a high position and a handsome salary, […]
Read moreKilchoman Distillery today announced the release of its fourth and final Limited Edition of 2020, a Fino Sherry Matured release. This is expected to be available from retailers worldwide as early as this week and will also be sold in limited quantities from the distillery’s online shop from 14 October for £74.52. Following the Port, Madeira, Sauternes, Red Wine and […]
Read moreFor the first time in its history, the well-known Dutch online spirits retailer drankdozijn released its own Kilchoman Single Cask bottling. Distilled on 11 July 2013, the whisky spent 7 years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel to be bottled on 24 August 2020 at an alcohol strength of 56.9%. Rather unusually for Kilchoman retailer bottlings, the release was given its […]
Read moreThe Belgian Kilchoman importer The Nectar has just released two new Kilchoman single cask bottlings. Both are 100% islay releases, i.e. whiskies made “from barley to bottle” from Kilchoman’s own farm-grown barley. The cask 426/2013 has been matured for 7 years in a Bourbon barrel, the second one is a 5 year old PX Sherry full maturation in cask no. […]
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