All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
The highlight of the numerous celebrations marking Kilchoman’s 20th anniversary this year was undoubtedly the gala party held on Islay on 6 September. Kilchoman invited 230 guests, companions of the distillery over the last 20 years. Among them were importers from 35 countries worldwide, all shareholders, representatives of the companies José y Miguel Martín and Forsyths, many employees, from the […]
Read moreAfter Kilchoman announced the successful completion of this year’s barley harvest on the fields of Rockside Farm last week, this year’s 100% Islay Edition has now been released right on time in September. Since 2018, Kilchoman has moved the release date of its annual 100% Islay Release, made from the farm’s own barley, to autumn, linking it to the end […]
Read moreThe well-known whisky shop Royal Mile Whiskies in Edinburgh has once again released a single cask Kilchoman bottling. As with the last Kilchoman bottling for Royal Mile Whiskies, released just under two years ago, this is another 100% Islay release, i.e. a whisky often referred to by Kilchoman as a ‘single farm single malt’, which was produced entirely at Kilchoman, […]
Read moreThe Vineyard Series is a classic car weekend event for Land Rover fans, which has been held in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, since 2021. The focus is less on driving the cars and more on socialising with the Land Rover classic car community. There are exhibitions of historic Land Rovers and, of course, numerous stalls selling all things Land Rover. The […]
Read moreThe first of the Kilchoman Days, a series of events organised to mark the distillery’s 20th anniversary, took place on 26 July 2025 in Berlin at the whisky shop Whisky & Cigars and the courtyard behind it. The distillery was represented by three prominent figures, Anthony Wills, Peter Wills and Catherine MacMillan, while German importer HAWE was represented by four […]
Read moreTo mark its 20th anniversary, Kilchoman is hosting a series of special events in several European countries in 2025, called Kilchoman Days. This Marsala Finish bottling was released exclusively for the first of these anniversary celebrations on 26 July in Berlin at Whisky & Cigars (which also operates under Whiskyandpassion.com). The whisky was first matured for more than five years […]
Read moreAfter German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen released its first exclusive Kilchoman single cask bottling for German Comraich bars in January 2025, the next one is already here. Following the 100% Islay Orange Wine Finish Release, which was enthusiastically received by Kilchoman lovers, the new bottling is a nine-and-a-half-year-old Madeira cask-matured whisky, again produced from the slightly less peated 100% […]
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