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Machir Bay has been awarded Master of the under 12 year old Islay Single Malt category in “The Spirits Business 2015 Scotch Whisky Masters”. Gold Medals were also awarded to Loch Gorm and 100% Islay 5th Edition completing a full house of medals for Kilchomans core range. Anthony Wills, Kilchoman Founder and Managing Director wrote: “It is a fantastic achievement […]
Read moreTo mark the distillery’s tenth anniversary – it was, as is well known, founded during Fèis Ìle 2005 – Kilchoman has now announced a special 10th anniversary bottling. The ‘10th Anniversary Release’ is a vatting of sherry and bourbon casks filled between 2005 and 2012 and even includes a portion of whisky from cask No. 1/2005, the very first cask […]
Read moreAs we have reported on several occasions, the Kilchoman Distillery has been a sponsor of the Islay Pipe Band since early 2012. Since 2013, Kilchoman has been supporting the band, amongst other things, through a single cask bottling selected by John MacLellan, which is sold at the distillery’s Visitor Centre, with all proceeds going to the Islay Pipe Band. Now […]
Read moreOn 4 May 2015, the 5th edition of the 100% Islay Limited Edition was released. It is a vatting of fresh and refill bourbon barrels that were filled in 2009 and 2010 and thus slightly older than the previous year’s bottling. Since 2011, Kilchoman has been releasing an annual limited edition of the slightly lighter peated whisky made from the […]
Read moreKilchoman has now announced the programme for this year’s Islay Festival, Fèis Ìle 2015, at which the distillery will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Bookings will be accepted from Monday 30 March by phone only on +441496850011. . Monday 25th May Manager’s Tour with Anthony Wills 2pmAn in depth tour of the distillery with the founder himself, finishing in our […]
Read moreKilchoman announced yesterday the release of the 2015 edition of Loch Gorm. It will be available in the distillery shop from 23 March and shortly afterwards at retailers worldwide. The annual release, named after a loch near the distillery, is known to be composed exclusively of oloroso sherry casks. This year’s already 3rd edition was composed of casks filled in […]
Read moreAfter narrowly missing the mark last year, Kilchoman was proud to announce today that for the first time in the distillery’s history, more than 1000 casks were filled with distillate in one year. Cask No. 1000/2014 was filled on 18 December and will now mature for several years in Conisby. .
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