All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
Since 23 July 2023, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive release is available in the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. This time it is a good 10 years old Sauternes Cask Finish: the whisky was first matured for more than 8 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and was then finished for 21 months in a Sauternes wine cask. The yield was 236 bottles […]
Read moreA very special and in several respects rare Kilchoman whisky can now be found in the store of the well-known German independent bottler Anam na h-Alba: a 15 year old 100% Islay Private Cask. With its age of 15 years, this bottling is not only one of the oldest Kilchoman releases to date, but by far the oldest of a […]
Read moreAfter a Sauternes and a Port Cask finish in 2022, the Dutch beverage chain Gall & Gall has now released another Kilchoman single cask bottling in July 2023. This time it is a Calvados Cask Finish. The whisky was first matured in an ex-bourbon barrel for over six years and was then finished in a Calvados cask for over two […]
Read moreThe German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen has now released Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2023, the sixth edition of the Kilchoman series distributed exclusively in Germany, following Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2021, Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2022 and Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2022. After […]
Read moreOn 1 June, the Kilchoman Open Day of Fèis Ìle 2023, Kilchoman released it’s first 16-year-old Oloroso sherry cask bottling as a Distillery Exclusive Release. Following the first two 16-year-old Kilchoman releases in 2022, which were matured in bourbon barrels, Kilchoman bottled the penultimate remaining Oloroso sherry butt from 2006. As the last remaining 2006 sherry butt (no. 333/2006) is […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman Open Day at this year’s Fèis Ìle was once again a great success. In beautiful weather, numerous guests visited the distillery on 1 June and took part in the many events on offer, enjoyed live music and culinary delights. With some photos we want to review the day. We would like to thank John Brian, Neil McChrystal, Graham […]
Read more1 June 2023 was Kilchoman Open Day at this year’s Islay Festival Fèis Ìle. In beautiful weather, the numerous visitors were once again able to enjoy a variety of programme items, live music, food and drink. And, of course, queued up for the always coveted Fèis Ìle special bottling. For this year’s edition, Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills had selected and […]
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