All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
In October 2024, Kilchoman released its first limited edition cask strength bottling of Sanaig. This was in response to the increasingly calls from Kilchoman fans, following several highly popular cask strength releases of Machir Bay, for the second General Release of Sanaig to also be bottled at cask strength. This 2024 Sanaig Cask Strength release was a huge success and […]
Read moreThe Japanese Kilchoman importer, Whisk-e Ltd, Japan, released new Kilchoman single cask bottlings for the Japanese market a few days ago. These include a 13-year-old Calvados Cask Finish, in which the whisky, after maturing for a good nine years in a bourbon barrel, underwent a Calvados finish lasting over 40 months (!), as well as a 10-year-old 100% Islay whisky […]
Read moreTwo new single cask bottlings have been available to purchase from the Kilchoman Online Shop for the past few days. One is an 8-year-old Marsala wine cask finish, and the other a 15-year-old fully matured in a Bourbon cask. Kilchoman has thus resumed sales of Online Shop Exclusive Releases. Introduced during the COVID pandemic as a replacement for the Distillery […]
Read moreLe comptoir Irlandais, founded in 1987, specialises in products associated with the Celtic way of life. The well-known retail chain, which opened its 55th shop in April 2026, offers fine foods and clothing as well as beer and spirits, mainly from Ireland and Scotland. The whisky range in particular has been massively expanded in recent years; there are now over […]
Read moreKilchoman has now announced the launch of its next limited release: the Cognac Cask Matured 2026 Edition. Since 2014, Kilchoman has been releasing, between one and three times a year, fully matured whiskies from so-called ‘experimental cask types’ – that is, casks that most distilleries would normally use for finishing. The first Cognac Matured Limited Release was launched in 2023; […]
Read moreFor many years now, the French spirits retailer and Kilchoman importer La Maison Du Whisky has been publishing a printed catalogue in the autumn, featuring exclusive LMDW bottlings of whisky, rum and other spirits for the coming year, in both French and English. For the anniversary year 2027, when LMDW will celebrate its 70th birthday, the new catalogue has now […]
Read moreSince April 2026, Kilchoman has been offering warehouse tastings to visitors to the distillery. These take place once a day from Sunday to Thursday in Warehouse 2, one of the four on-site dunnage warehouses, which is primarily used to store so-called ‘experimental’ cask types. Guests will draw whisky straight from the cask and explore three specially selected casks that highlight […]
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