All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
‘Be a bottler’ is a popular Fèis Ìle event at the Kilchoman Open Days, where visitors can bottle their very own Kilchoman whisky. In the past, this usually involved the standard Machir Bay release, but since Fèis Ìle 2018, the offer has been extended to single casks. At the recently concluded Fèis Ìle 2026, one of the rare Carcavelos finish […]
Read moreA new Small Batch Release has now been launched in Finland under the name Savu. This is already the fifth Small Batch Release for Finland. Following three bottlings in the series of Small Batch Releases for Selected Markets, which began in 2019, a Bourbon Barrel Small Batch was released in 2022 under the name Turve. Finland is a very specific […]
Read moreIn 2025, the Kilchoman Distillery hosted the Shake the Farm Cocktail Competition for the second time. As in the previous year, the winner was allowed to select a cask of Kilchoman, which was subsequently bottled for the UK market. Fin Stewart, who won the 2025 competition with his cocktail Purpose, selected a Carcavelos Wine Cask Finish Single Cask, the world’s […]
Read moreThe latest edition of Loch Gorm, Kilchoman’s annual Oloroso sherry cask matured limited release, is now available. As is well known, the bottling is named after the largest freshwater loch on Islay, located near the distillery, whose dark, murky waters are said to be reflected in the rich copper tones of the sherry-matured Loch Gorm. The annual Loch Gorm editions […]
Read moreAs its first limited release of 2026, Kilchoman has now announced a world first: the first full maturation of a Kilchoman whisky in Maury wine casks. Maury is a sweet fortified wine from the Roussillon region in southern France, produced mainly from Grenache Noir grapes. The production of this fortified wine is comparable to that of Port wine; apart from […]
Read moreIn January 2025, German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen released the world’s first Kilchoman Orange Wine Cask Finish for German Comraich bars. The whisky was enthusiastically received by Kilchoman fans. The Orange Wine cask gave the Kilchoman distillate a very special, sweet fruit note that cannot be compared to red or white wine cask maturation. No further Kilchoman Orange Wine […]
Read moreDuring the ongoing Kilchoman European Tour 2026, the Kilchoman Land Rover with Emma McHarrie and Peter Wills will stop at the renowned retailer Flickenschild – Whisky & Cigars in Itzehoe on 14 March. Itzehoe will be the seventh of nine German tour locations. For the event Flickenschild announced an exclusive Kilchoman single cask bottling. This is one of the Ruby […]
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