All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
On 7 September, La Société des Alcools du Québec, the state monopolist for the distribution of alcohol in the Canadian province of Québec, released a new Kilchoman Single Cask bottling. Once again, it is a Kilchoman whisky finished in Sauternes wine casks. In this case, it is over 10 years old, matured for more than eight years in an ex-bourbon […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of its new annual 100% Islay Limited Release. It is due to be available at retailers worldwide later this week. This year’s 13th release is a vatting of 44 ex-bourbon barrels that were matured for over 8 years in Kilchoman warehouses. The barley used was of the Publican variety, harvested at Rockside Farm in 2012, […]
Read moreSince 23 July 2023, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive release is available in the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. This time it is a good 10 years old Sauternes Cask Finish: the whisky was first matured for more than 8 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and was then finished for 21 months in a Sauternes wine cask. The yield was 236 bottles […]
Read moreA very special and in several respects rare Kilchoman whisky can now be found in the store of the well-known German independent bottler Anam na h-Alba: a 15 year old 100% Islay Private Cask. With its age of 15 years, this bottling is not only one of the oldest Kilchoman releases to date, but by far the oldest of a […]
Read moreAfter a Sauternes and a Port Cask finish in 2022, the Dutch beverage chain Gall & Gall has now released another Kilchoman single cask bottling in July 2023. This time it is a Calvados Cask Finish. The whisky was first matured in an ex-bourbon barrel for over six years and was then finished in a Calvados cask for over two […]
Read moreThe German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen has now released Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2023, the sixth edition of the Kilchoman series distributed exclusively in Germany, following Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2021, Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2022 and Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2022. After […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman Open Day at this year’s Fèis Ìle was once again a great success. In beautiful weather, numerous guests visited the distillery on 1 June and took part in the many events on offer, enjoyed live music and culinary delights. With some photos we want to review the day. We would like to thank John Brian, Neil McChrystal, Graham […]
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