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21 February 2021: Online Live Tasting with George & James Wills: Core Range & 2021 Pre-Releases The first online tasting of 2021 with George & Peter Wills took place on 21 February from 19:00 Islay time. Besides the two Core Range whiskies Machir Bay and Sanaig, the Tasting Pack this time included two pre-release samples of 2021, Loch Gorm 2021 […]
Read more21 February 2020: Celebration to mark the opening of the new still house and visitor centre On Friday 21 February, Kilchoman celebrated with 150 invited guests – family, friends, colleagues and business partners – the opening of the new still house and visitor centre. This marked the completion of the ambitious £6 million expansion programme of recent years, the aim […]
Read moreApril 8: As in previous years, the series of annual limited releases begins with the Loch Gorm, Kilchoman whisky aged exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks. Anthony Wills has selected 20 Oloroso Sherry Butts from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 for the 2019 edition. This means that for the first time, 12 and 13 year old casks are also included. […]
Read moreApril 20: On the eve of the famous “Whisky Fair 2018” in Limburg, the whisky bar “Villa Konthor” was the first German location to be awarded the title of a “Comraich-Bar”. Peter Wills, Marketing and Sales Manager of Kilchoman and the German importer “Alba Import” awarded the title and guided the guests through the evening at a “Kilchoman Comraich Dinner”. […]
Read moreJanuary: Renovation work on the malt Floor In February 2016, a new bottling has been released exclusively in Germany, the “Small Batch for Germany PX Finish & Oloroso”. For this release, two Bourbon Barrels bottled on 4.11.2010, which received a PX Finish after 5 years of maturation, and one Oloroso Sherry Cask, the contents of which were distilled on 1.9.2011, […]
Read moreThe “Machir Bay” appears from now on without year specification. Named after the bay not far from the distillery with one of Islay’s most beautiful sandy beaches, the batch-bottled release was labelled with the year of bottling from 2012 to 2014. During this period, the age of the whiskies contained in the bottle increased from year to year. From 2015 […]
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