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Kilchoman enjoyed great success this year at the prestigious annual ‘International Wine and Spirits Competition’. The Spring 2011 Release won the gold medal – Best in Class – in the Best Islay Whisky (No Age Statement) category. A great success for the young distillery! . .
Read more16 June 2011 marked a new milestone in the still young history of the Kilchoman distillery. Almost two years after the first Kilchoman whisky was presented with the Inaugural Release, the first bottling of a 100% Islay whisky was finally released, the whisky that characterises Kilchoman’s self-image as Islay’s only farm distillery. A whisky made from barley from the surrounding […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman open day at the Islay Festival Fèis Ìle took place on 26 May this year. As a highlight, Kilchoman released an exclusive Fèis Ìle bottling for the second time. Two first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, filled on 20 April 2006, were finished for just over four months in a refill sherry butt and bottled on 5 May 2011. The yield […]
Read moreFollowing the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan in March 2011, a number of independent Scotch whisky distilleries (Arran, BenRiach, Bladnoch, GlenDronach, Kilchoman, Kilkerran and Springbank) came together to support the victims and created a joint Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, The Spirit of Unity. As all other parties involved, including the designers and distribution channels, also waived payment, around […]
Read moreKilchoman has now released its first ever Distillery Shop Exclusive Release, i.e. a bottling that can only be purchased at the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. Rumour has it that such bottlings will be released regularly in future and will serve as very special souvenirs for visitors to the distillery who have made the long journey to Islay. The first edition makes […]
Read moreOn 16 and 17 April 2011, the Hanse Spirit whisky fair took place for the first time at the Curio-Haus in Hamburg. The German Kilchoman importer, Alba Import, was not only represented there with a stand, but had also commissioned an exclusive fair-release bottling of a Kilchoman Single Cask. Distillery Manager John MacLellan was also in attendance and led a […]
Read moreThe “Spring 2011 Release”, the 6th of the so-called “Seasonal Releases” is now available on the Kilchoman Online Shop for £39.99. The bottling contains 3 and 4 year old whiskies matured in fresh and refill bourbon barrels. As with previous ‘Seasonal Releases’, the contents of the individual casks were first vatted on Islay and reduced to 46 % ABV, before […]
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