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18 – 20 February: Whisky Live! Japan 2011 The well-known whisky fair, Whisky Live! Japan, took place for the 11th time from 18 to 20 February 2011. This year, not only had the venue changed – moving from Odaiba to the ‘Tokyo Midtown’ complex in Tokyo’s Minato ward – but the fair had also been extended to include two public […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today that a new Connoisseurs Pack is now available at the Visitor Centre and in the online shop. In November 2008, Kilchoman launched its first New Spirit The Connoisseurs Pack. This featured three 5cl miniature bottles of Kilchoman Spirit – one month, one year and two years old – presented in an attractively designed box. This provided a […]
Read moreKilchoman has today announced the release of a new limited-edition bottling, the Vintage 2006 Release, which is now available from the Kilchoman Online Shop. This marks the start of a series of limited-edition vintage whiskies, which are set to be released every two years. As this is the first official bottling of a 5-year-old Kilchoman whisky following a few single […]
Read moreThe well-known whisky fair Whisky Live Paris took place for the eighth time from 24 to 26 September 2011. Over 5,000 visitors gathered at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris over the three days to sample products from numerous whisky distilleries in Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Sweden, France, the USA and Tasmania, as well as rum, cognac, armagnac, calvados and […]
Read moreFollowing the hugely successful German Tasting Tour 2010, during which Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills visited five German cities last September, the importer Alba Import has now announced a new tasting tour. Here are the dates: . Alba Import asks anyone interested to register for the individual events via the organising retailers. As was the case last year, Alba Import has […]
Read moreKilchoman enjoyed great success this year at the prestigious annual ‘International Wine and Spirits Competition’. The Spring 2011 Release won the gold medal – Best in Class – in the Best Islay Whisky (No Age Statement) category. A great success for the young distillery! . .
Read more16 June 2011 marked a new milestone in the still young history of the Kilchoman distillery. Almost two years after the first Kilchoman whisky was presented with the Inaugural Release, the first bottling of a 100% Islay whisky was finally released, the whisky that characterises Kilchoman’s self-image as Islay’s only farm distillery. A whisky made from barley from the surrounding […]
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