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With the installation of a panoramic window in the gable of the new stillhouse, another important step in the expansion program to double production (we reported) was completed. The extension of the stillhouse to double its length includes two new stills identical in size and shape, a new mashtun and a new malt transport system; 6 new washbacks were installed […]
Read moreKilchoman is one of the first Scottish whisky distilleries to announce the introduction of NFC labels on its two general releases “Machir Bay” and “Sanaig”. By means of so-called Near Field Communication, buyers of the bottles can briefly touch the label with their smartphones and then receive on their mobile phones further information about the bottlings, such as taste notes, […]
Read moreOn 1 October 2018, the “Sauternes Cask Finish 2018 Edition” will be released, a vatting of 30 bourbon barrels from 2012 that have undergone a 5-month finish in Sauternes Hogsheads. The release is the second Sauternes bottling in the series of annual limited releases from different wine casks that began in 2014. While the previous representatives of the series were […]
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Read moreIn 2015, the Kilchoman Distillery celebrated its 10th anniversary — its first major milestone. To mark the occasion, a special 10th Anniversary Release was launched, the anniversary was celebrated in style at the Islay Festival Fèis Ìle, and two major promotional tours were organised, one across continental Europe and one across the UK. Among the new bottlings of the year […]
Read more. . . . . . From the end of January: First Finishings in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks After numerous bottlings that had been matured in bourbon casks and/or oloroso sherry casks, Kilchoman brought another cask type into play from the beginning of 2014 with some single cask bottlings for national markets worldwide (USA, Japan, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands, France, Taiwan): […]
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