All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
After Kilchoman released its first whiskies in 2009, three further so-called ‘limited editions’ were released in 2010 at roughly quarterly intervals. Named after the season in which they were released, the name »Seasonal Releases« soon became established for this series. In addition, Kilchoman increasingly released single-cask bottlings, often to mark special occasions such as whisky fairs, tasting tours, etc. To […]
Read moreAs part of a tasting tour organised by the German Kilchoman importer Alba Import, Kilchoman’s founder Anthony Wills travelled to five German cities last week. On 13 September in Hamburg, on 14 September in Bremen, on 15 September in Mainz, on 16 September in Darmstadt and, last but not least, on 17 September in Lüdenscheid, Anthony presented the new Islay […]
Read moreAt 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 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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