All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
From 14 to 16 November 2025, The Hague once again hosted the International Whisky Festival. To mark the occasion, two truly exceptional Kilchoman single cask bottlings were released: one of the still very rare 18-year-old Kilchoman releases and, somewhat surprisingly for insiders, another STR Cask Matured / New Oak Finish bottling. After the first 18-year-old Kilchoman was released in Japan […]
Read moreAfter the German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen released the world’s first Kilchoman bottling from a ‘Muscatel cask’, or more precisely a Moscatel de Setúbal wine cask, in May 2025 as part of its Uniquely Islay Series – An t-Earrach 2025, a bottling from a Muscatel Blanc Barrique has now been released in Germany. The new single cask release was […]
Read moreAt the second German Kilchoman Day on 2 August 2025 in Nuremberg and the third German Kilchoman Day on 26 September 2025 in Dortmund, two bottlings from Ruby Port Quarter Casks were released as exclusive single cask releases. The German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen sold another cask to Weinhof Brettel from Mitwitz in Upper Franconia, where the bottling has […]
Read more18-year-old Kilchoman whiskies are currently the oldest bottlings from the distillery, founded in 2005, that are available for purchase. Following the release of the first 18-year-old Kilchoman in Japan at the end of last year, Kilchoman launched the first official whisky of this age as part of its 20th Anniversary Cask Series in May 2025. Since then, only a handful […]
Read moreAt the end of 2020 and the end of 2022, Kilchoman had already released two limited editions of Machir Bay at cask strength. These two bottlings were very popular among whisky fans, as they showed the Kilchoman Standard Release from an even more fruity side and were good examples of how a higher alcohol content can benefit the taste of […]
Read moreAs we reported in June 2024, the Kilchoman distillery had managed to acquire four Vouvray wine casks through “Les Amis du Cask”. The commune of Vouvray, in Touraine, east of the city of Tours, is the most important Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for Chenin Blanc in the Loire Valley. ‘Les Amis du Cask’ (‘The Friends of the Cask’) are a […]
Read moreA year ago, the German importer of Kilchoman, Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen, launched a single cask bottling 12 yo 100% Islay Unpeated Sherry Butt. Despite a hefty price tag and some negative reviews on social media – some whisky lovers clearly felt duped by the quite distinct peaty notes in a whisky aggressively marketed as unpeated – the bottling sold out […]
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