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The state-owned monopoly retailer Systembolaget has announced a new exclusive Kilchoman bottling for Sweden, Kilchoman Sanaig Àrd. This is scheduled for release on 1 March 2025 and differs from the ‘normal’ Sanaig bottlings in that it has a higher alcohol content of 50% abv (instead of 46%). This also explains the name: Árd means ‘high’ in Gaelic. The cask influence […]
Read morePolish Kilchoman importer M&P Pavlina has now released two special editions of the two standard Kilchoman whiskies: Machir Bay Private Vatting and Sanaig Private Vatting. These are characterised by different bourbon-sherry ratios in the vatting. In the Machir Bay Private Vatting, instead of the usual 90% bourbon and 10% Oloroso sherry cask influence, you can now taste 80% bourbon and […]
Read moreTo mark the 30th anniversary of Bremer Spirituosen Contor, a wholesaler of spirits, champagne, sparkling wine and wine, as well as a general importer of international spirits in Germany, founded in 1994, a Kilchoman Sanaig Private Vatting was released in collaboration with the German Kilchoman importer, Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft, also based in Bremen. Created exclusively for the German market and available […]
Read moreThe Machir Bay cask strength bottlings occasionally released by Kilchoman enjoyed great popularity among Kilchoman fans. They showed Kilchoman’s standard whisky from an even more fruity side. It is therefore not surprising that Kilchoman was repeatedly asked to bottle the second general release Sanaig at cask strength. So far, only the participants of the “DNA” online tasting at Fèis Ìle […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the second online tasting of 2021 with George and James Wills for 8 April from 7pm Islay time. As with the 1st online tasting of the year, the tasting pack includes the two Core Range whiskies Machir Bay and Sanaig and two pre-release samples of 2021, this time the PX Matured release and a Ruby Port Quarter […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the first online tasting of 2021 with George & Peter Wills for 21 February from 7pm Islay time. In addition to the two Core Range whiskies Machir Bay and Sanaig, the Tasting Pack this time includes two pre-release samples of 2021 that are likely to attract the most interest, Loch Gorm 2021 and Comraich Batch 4. . […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today the next online tasting with Anthony & Peter Wills. The “Christmas Live Tasting” will start on 28 December at 6pm. The Tasting Pack this time contains two Core Range whiskies, the 2020 Club Release and a Single Cask bottling. Specifically, these are: The Tastings Packs can be purchased for £16.66 + shipping on the Kilchoman homepage. As […]
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