All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
As part of the Kilchoman Online Tasting series, a tasting of the previous four Comraich releases with George and Peter Wills took place on 21 October 2021. These are the special bottlings for the bars of the same name, which can only be tasted there (and recently and certainly for a short time in the Kilchoman Visitor Centre) and do […]
Read moreCask No.: 79/2012 Cask type: 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel, Madeira Cask Finish Distillation Date: 1.3.2012 Bottling Date: 17.6.2021 Age: 9 yo Strength: 55,2 % abv Phenol level: 50 ppm Number of bottles: 247 Bottle volume: 0,7 l Market: Germany . In late summer 2021, the German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen released An Samhradh 2021, the third Uniquely Islay Series […]
Read moreThe British whisky dealer House of Malt recently released a new Kilchoman single cask bottling. This bottling of cask no. 38/2007 is the oldest single cask Kilchoman released to date, the whisky spent 13 years in a 1st Fill ex-Bourbon barrel (distilled on 21.2.2007, bottled on 28.2.2020). 236 bottles were bottled with an alcohol content of 53,3 % abv.As is […]
Read moreAt the 3rd Kilchoman Online Tasting with Anthony and James Wills on 3 April 2020, the Madeira Finish Single Cask was one of the highlights. Shortly afterwards, Kilchoman released it as a single cask bottling, which can be purchased exclusively through the distillery’s online shop. At a time when the closed visitor centre means that distillery shop bottlings are not […]
Read moreThe 2020 edition of the annual Sherry Cask release “Loch Gorm”, could be ordered for the first time on April 6, 2020 via the Kilchoman homepage. A sample of this edition was also part of the online live tasting with Anthony and James Wills on April 10, 2020. NoseSoft and sweet with berry fruits (blackberries, black currants), grapes and raisins. […]
Read moreKilchoman Am Bùrach, 46%, Cask No. 4060 Nose Surprised with floral notes: cut flowers, spring meadow. But also a lot of peat smoke, warm tar cardboard and salt. Apricot wedges grilled over time, peach and passion fruit juice, oranges. Taste A comparatively strong and full start for 46%. Intense smoke, apricots, peaches. Less floral than on the nose. Tart herbs […]
Read moreOn the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Kilchoman single malt whisky in Germany, the German Kilchoman importer “Alba Import” had organised a series of tastings with Peter Wills in six German cities (we reported).To mark this anniversary, a special single cask bottling was also launched, the “Bourbon Matured Single Cask No. 10/2009 – Celebrating […]
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