New Kilchoman Private Cask Offer for Club Members

Kilchoman announced today that it will once again be selling a limited number of private casks exclusively to Kilchoman Club members.

In the early years of the distillery, Kilchoman sold numerous freshly filled casks to private individuals to raise much-needed capital for the distillery’s operations. This private cask programme was discontinued in 2007, and Kilchoman even endeavoured to buy back as many of these casks as possible in the following years in order to replenish the small stock of casks from the early years.

With the exception of 15 casks that were auctioned off in 2020 to mark the distillery’s 15th anniversary, no further casks were sold to private individuals for many years. The significant increase in production capacity following the distillery’s expansion in 2019, combined with the financial challenges of the weakening whisky market, led to the decision in 2024 to offer club members the opportunity to purchase their own Kilchoman cask.

Now Kilchoman is once again offering this opportunity to its club members, especially those who missed out in 2024. Once again, there are 150 casks filled with the heavily peated 50 ppm spirit. Whereas in 2024 only bourbon barrels were offered, now, in addition to first-fill bourbon barrels at a price of £5,250 per cask, Oloroso sherry hogsheads can also be purchased at a price of £6,950.

Unlike in 2024, when the casks were offered through a ballot system, this time the 150 casks will be sold on a first response basis. So if you are thinking of purchasing your own cask of Kilchoman, you should hurry.

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