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The German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen has announced a new Kilchoman range, developed exclusively for the German market. The Genesis series is intended to trace the production of Kilchoman whisky “from barley to bottle”. The eight stages of the journey, which takes at least 1130 days (as Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills puts it), from the harvesting of the barley, […]
Read moreKilchoman Distillery today announced the release of the 10th edition of the 100% Islay range. It will be available in the distillery’s online shop for £71.94 from September 16th and from whisky retailers worldwide starting next week. The 10th edition is a vatting of 39 ex-Bourbon Barrels and two Oloroso Sherry Butts, which matured for over 9 years in Kilchoman […]
Read moreA new single cask release is now available for purchase in Kilchoman’s online shop. After a Madeira and a Cognac Finish Single Cask as well as a 100% Islay Release, this is now the 4th bottling, which replaces the Distillery Shop Exclusive Releases in Corona times, it is an STR Finish Single Cask. Distilled on 12.05.2011, the whisky has been […]
Read moreKilchoman Distillery announced the next online live tasting, the 3rd Whisky & Food Pairing on 17 September at 7pm UK time. After the highland venison specialities and west coast halibut fillets of the 1st and 2nd Whisky & Food Pairings, this time the four Kilchoman Core Range Whiskies “Machir Bay”, “Sanaig”, “Loch Gorm” and “100 % Islay” will be tasted […]
Read moreTwo new vatting vessels were recently installed in the newest warehouse of Kilchoman Distillery. Unlike the two vatting tanks used to marry larger releases in Warehouse No. 1, these are not made of stainless steel but are ex-red wine oak vats and are to be used for maturation experiments. The vats have been made to Kilchoman’s specifications by the Portuguese […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced a very special online tasting for 27 August from 7pm Islay time: a Spirit Run Tasting. Distillery Founder Anthony Wills and Production Manager Robin Bignal will be giving an insight into the inner workings of the still house, explaining on the basis of different samples collected during the second distillation the different flavours and aromas that are […]
Read moreKilchoman Distillery today announced the next Kilchoman Online Tasting, the 2nd Whisky & Food Pairing on 6 August at 7pm GMT. After the venison specialities of the 1st Whisky & Food Pairing on 9 July, this time the four Kilchoman Core Range Whiskies “Machir Bay”, “Sanaig”, “Loch Gorm” and “100 % Islay” will be tasted in flavourful interplay with fish, […]
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