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At yesterday’s Kilchoman Open Day of Fèis Ìle 2010, the distillery released an exclusive Fèis Ìle release for the first time. It is the Single Cask bottling of Bourbon Barrel 113/2007, filled on 22.5.2007 and bottled on 22.5.2010. So the whisky is exactly 3 years old. Some of the visitors queued for several hours to get hold of one of […]
Read moreOn 24 and 25 April 2010, the “Whisky Fair” took place once again in Limburg an der Lahn. The Kilchoman Distillery was among the more than 90 exhibitors. Anthony Wills led two masterclasses, which were quickly fully booked, during which he presented, amongst other whiskies, the Spring 2010 Release and a sample from an Oloroso sherry cask. The fair also […]
Read moreAfter the “Kilchoman Inaugural Release” and the “Autumn 2009 Release”, the “Spring 2010 Release” is the third limited edition of a Kilchoman whisky. It was first matured for 3 years in fresh ex-bourbon barrels and was finished for 3 months in “very active” Oloroso Sherry Butts. Four refill bourbon barrels were also added to the vatting, which were not finished […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today that John MacLellan, manager of the Bunnahabhain distillery for 12 years, will join Kilchoman as the new general manager. He will take up his new job on 3 May, in addition to managing the day-to-day operations, he will also be responsible for cask selection in the future. John MacLellan enjoys an excellent reputation on Islay as a […]
Read moreAnthony Wills travelled to Japan on 18 February 2010 to take part in the whisky fair ‘Whisky Live! Japan’ and to support the Kilchoman importer Whisk-e Ltd at various other events. On Sunday 21 February, Anthony attended ‘Whisky Live!’ in Tokyo, which attracted over 5,500 visitors throughout the day, and held two masterclasses there. Over 100 people joined each masterclass. […]
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Read moreAfter the “Kilchoman Inaugural Release” on 9 September, the second limited bottling from Kilchoman was released on 30 November with the “Autumn 2009 Release”. This time it is a whisky that was first matured for 3 years in fresh ex-bourbon barrels and then finished for two and a half months in Oloroso sherry butts. As with the “Kilchoman Inaugural Release”, […]
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