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Kilchoman Distillery today announced that the Madeira Cask Matured Release is now available worldwide. Originally planned as the 4th Limited Release of 2021, the global sales launch had to be postponed in autumn 2021 due to a shortage of empty Kilchoman bottles (we reported). For the release, 46 fresh Madeira Hogsheads were selected, in which the whisky distilled in May […]
Read moreAl. Capone (Alkohole Capone) is a fast-growing Polish spirits chain. As part of a series of 10 single cask bottlings from various distilleries, they have now brought out their first Kilchoman release as Cask 5 / 10. The whisky was matured for over 7 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and then finished for 10 months in an STR cask (shaved, […]
Read moreA good two years after the “Sweden Small Batch No. 1”, the “Sweden Small Batch No. 2” bottled at the end of 2021 was released a few days ago. The basis of the whiskies in the 2019 introduced new series of Small Batch Releases for selected markets is always an already finished Machir Bay vatting or Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting , i.e. a whisky with 46% […]
Read moreThe renowned Scottish whisky and spirits shop Robertsons of Pitlochry today presented a Kilchoman Tequila Finish Single Cask bottling selected by its owner Ewan McIlwraith. First presented by Kilchoman in spring 2021 following a change in SWA regulations (we reported), the tequila finishes, like the mezcal finishes, are still among the rarest Kilchoman releases. So far, less than ten single […]
Read moreA very unusual Kilchoman Single Cask bottling was recently released in Japan. On the occasion of its 12th anniversary, the bar Shamrock in Takamatsu in the Kagawa prefecture released a Sherry Finish – Red Wine cask maturation. This means that the whisky was first matured for 10 years in a Red Wine cask and then finished for 2 years in […]
Read moreSince a few days, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive edition is available in the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. This time, one of the still very rare mezcal cask finishings. Those who can’t make their way to Islay in winter and COVID times now at least have the chance to win the bottle in the current Kilchoman Club competition on the Kilchoman […]
Read moreSome days ago a new bottling of a Kilchoman Sauternes Finish Single Cask was released by spirits.com.pl. The cask was selected by Łukasz Gołębiewski on the occasion of his wedding. Łukasz Gołębiewski is a well known Polish journalist and book author who is also editor-in-chief of spirits.com.pl and the spirits magazine Aqua Vitae The whisky has been matured in a […]
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