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The well-known whisky fair, Whisky Live! Japan, took place for the 11th time from 18 to 20 February 2011. This year, not only had the venue changed – moving from Odaiba to the ‘Tokyo Midtown’ complex in Tokyo’s Minato ward – but the fair had also been extended to include two public days, bringing the total duration to three days. […]
Read moreThe well-known Swiss whisky fair Whiskyschiff Zürich took place in 2010 from 2 to 5 December. Visitors were able to taste a large selection of whiskies on several passenger ships. As the official festival release, the Swiss importer World of Whisky presented a Kilchoman single cask bottling. It was a Kilchoman matured for 3 years in a fresh bourbon barrel. […]
Read moreSome days ago, in November 2010, the first Kilchoman single cask bottling for Belgium was released. It is a whisky matured for 3 years in a fresh bourbon barrel. The bottling of the sister cask 336/2007 has been announced for the Swiss whisky fair Whiskyschiff 2010, which will take place in Zurich from 2 to 5 December. So there will […]
Read moreThe Whisky Show, organised by the renowned British whisky shop The Whisky Exchange, took place for the second time from 29 to 30 October 2010. Following the de luxe concept of the show (entrance fee of £90, free samples of the exhibited whiskies, free food etc.), especially rare and exclusive whiskies were presented in The Brewery in London. Not very […]
Read moreThe whisky fair Whisky Live Paris 2010 took place from 25 to 27 September at the Palais de Tokyo (Paris XVI). In addition to over 60 whisky brands and distilleries, the festival – now in its seventh year – officially opened its doors for the first time to other fine spirits such as rum, cognac, tequila, gin, vodka, Armagnac and […]
Read moreAs part of a tasting tour organised by the German Kilchoman importer Alba Import, Kilchoman’s founder Anthony Wills travelled to five German cities last week. On 13 September in Hamburg, on 14 September in Bremen, on 15 September in Mainz, on 16 September in Darmstadt and, last but not least, on 17 September in Lüdenscheid, Anthony presented the new Islay […]
Read moreAs Kilchoman reported yesterday, a delivery of 132 Quarter Casks has arrived at the distillery. These casks with a volume of about 100 litres were made in a cooperage from refill bourbon barrels. Quarter casks are often used by some distilleries for finishing, as the cask’s significantly larger internal surface area in relation to its volume results in more intense […]
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