All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
After a Sauternes and a Port Cask finish in 2022, the Dutch beverage chain Gall & Gall has now released another Kilchoman single cask bottling in July 2023. This time it is a Calvados Cask Finish. The whisky was first matured in an ex-bourbon barrel for over six years and was then finished in a Calvados cask for over two […]
Read moreThe German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen has now released Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2023, the sixth edition of the Kilchoman series distributed exclusively in Germany, following Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2021, Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2022 and Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2022. After […]
Read moreJust in time for Fèis Ìle, a new Distillery Exclusive Release has been available in the Kilchoman visitor centre since yesterday. This is sure to meet with great interest among visitors to the distillery, as it is a world first: the first Kilchoman Calvados Full Maturation. Since the release of the first Kilchoman Calvados Finish bottling on 24 September 2020, […]
Read moreThe basis of the whiskies in the series of Small Batch Releases for Selected Markets, which began in 2019, is an already finished Machir Bay vatting or Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting , i.e. a whisky with 46% alcohol strength, which was previously matured for approx. 5 years predominantly in bourbon barrels and 5-15% in oloroso sherry casks. This vatting is […]
Read moreThe German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen announced now with Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2022, the after Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2021 and Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2022 meanwhile already fifth edition of the series. As the name already suggests, it appears a few weeks […]
Read moreThe Comraich releases, bottled in batches, are special bottlings for the bars of the same name, which can only be tasted there and are not sold on the market. There is now a worldwide network of over 100 whisky bars that have been granted Comraich Bar status by Kilchoman. An overview can be found here. Batch No. 6 has been […]
Read moreIt seems to become a nice tradition: as in the past two years, Kilchoman will again host a “Christmas Online Tasting” with Anthony and George Wills on Wednesday 28 December from 6pm UK time. The tasting pack will include the two Core Range whiskies Machir Bay and Loch Gorm, plus two samples of new bottlings, this time a Calvados Double […]
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