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Anthony Wills had emphasised several times in the recent past that Kilchoman would like to focus more on “provenance” in the future when it comes to the wine casks used for whisky maturation. I.e. instead of using “anonymous” Sauternes or red wine casks, to indicate the exact origin, grape variety and producer. However, he also stressed that it is not […]
Read moreOn the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the French wine, beer and spirits chain V & B (Vins et bières) released a series of 9 exclusive spirits, including three very interesting Kilchoman single cask bottlings: a Sauternes Cask Finish, a Calvados Cask Finish and a Tequila Cask Finish. The bottlings from 2013 and 2014 are all 7 years old, with […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today that, as in 2020, there will be a “Christmas Live Tasting” with Anthony and George Wills as the last online tasting of the year on Tuesday 28 December from 7pm Islay time. The Tasting Pack contains the two Core Range whiskies Machir Bay and Sanaig and two pre-release samples, this time those of the Madeira Cask Matured […]
Read moreThe USA is one of the most important markets for Kilchoman. Since the first Kilchoman release for the US market in 2010, they can look back on steadily increasing sales figures and have been able to build up a strong fan base – as even a quick glance at social media shows. The US importer since the very beginning has […]
Read moreAs 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 moreThe Chinese Kilchoman importer Single Malt Club China (SMCC) announced today the release of an exclusive series of five single cask bottlings under the name The Wills Family Cask Collection. The series is based on the concept that each of the five members of the Kilchoman founders family chooses a special favourite cask. If this sounds familiar to you, you […]
Read moreTwo new Ruby Port Quarter Cask Finish bottlings have been released in the Netherlands in the last few days, and a third has been announced. Port finishings in small quarter casks, one of the Kilchoman novelties of 2020, are still quite rare to find. First launched in the 2nd half of 2020, only a dozen of these bottlings have appeared […]
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