All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
The first Tokyo International Bar Show, organised by the Nippon Bartenders Association, took place alongside the 12th edition of the renowned whisky fair Whisky Live! Japan 2012 from 5 to 6 May 2012 at Tokyo Midtown. Anthony Wills had travelled to Japan again this year and, alongside the latest Kilchoman bottlings, presented a single cask release – bottled exclusively for […]
Read moreIn January, Kilchoman reported in detail – including on its newly launched Facebook page – on the start of production in January 2012, which saw the first processing of the new barley variety Publican, harvested in autumn 2011 at Rockside Farm. Whilst the Optic variety of barley had been grown and processed from 2005 to 2010, the switch was made […]
Read moreAs Islay’s local newspaper Ileach reported yesterday, the Kilchoman distillery has taken over sponsorship of the increasingly successful Islay Pipe Band. Andrew McEachern, speaking on behalf of the band, told the Ileach: “We are delighted that Kilchoman have stepped in just as it was looking as if we would enter 2012 with no sponsorship deal. The whole band would like […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today that a new Connoisseurs Pack is now available at the Visitor Centre and in the online shop. In November 2008, Kilchoman launched its first New Spirit The Connoisseurs Pack. This featured three 5cl miniature bottles of Kilchoman Spirit – one month, one year and two years old – presented in an attractively designed box. This provided a […]
Read moreKilchoman has today announced the release of a new limited-edition bottling, the Vintage 2006 Release, which is now available from the Kilchoman Online Shop. This marks the start of a series of limited-edition vintage whiskies, which are set to be released every two years. As this is the first official bottling of a 5-year-old Kilchoman whisky following a few single […]
Read moreThe well-known whisky fair Whisky Live Paris took place for the eighth time from 24 to 26 September 2011. Over 5,000 visitors gathered at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris over the three days to sample products from numerous whisky distilleries in Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Sweden, France, the USA and Tasmania, as well as rum, cognac, armagnac, calvados and […]
Read moreFollowing the hugely successful German Tasting Tour 2010, during which Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills visited five German cities last September, the importer Alba Import has now announced a new tasting tour. Here are the dates: . Alba Import asks anyone interested to register for the individual events via the organising retailers. As was the case last year, Alba Import has […]
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