All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
A year ago, the German importer of Kilchoman, Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen, launched a single cask bottling 12 yo 100% Islay Unpeated Sherry Butt. Despite a hefty price tag and some negative reviews on social media – some whisky lovers clearly felt duped by the quite distinct peaty notes in a whisky aggressively marketed as unpeated – the bottling sold out […]
Read moreAfter the German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen had already released the series of Kilchoman single cask bottlings ‘The Sister Casks – A Maturation Journey’ at the beginning of the year to mark the company’s 50th anniversary, it is now concluding the anniversary year with another Kilchoman single cask bottling. This time it is one of the rather rare bottlings […]
Read moreThe German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen announced another series of single cask releases for the German market at the end of the year. After nine single cask releases had already appeared in one fell swoop in spring with Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, a series of a further seven bottlings now follows with Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh […]
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 […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of its annual exclusive edition for members of the Kilchoman Club. The 9th edition, limited to one bottle per person, will be available for purchase on the Kilchoman website from 2pm (UK time) on Wednesday 18 November 2020. Kilchoman founder Anthony Wills is always keen to bottle something special, new or not yet so common […]
Read moreAnother Kilchoman online tasting was announced today, this time organised by the well-known Edinburgh whisky merchant Royal Mile Whiskies. On Wednesday, 20 May 2020 from 7.30pm GMT, Anthony Wills and Arthur Motley of Royal Mile Whiskies will taste 4 different Kilchomans. The corresponding tasting packs can be purchased on the Royal Mile Whiskies website for £20.95 + shipping. 300 packs […]
Read moreDue to a breakdown of the kiln Kilchoman produced an “unpeated” whisky from the farm’s own barley for a short time in late Summer 2012 (we reported). Since the “low wines and feints receiver” from which the spirit still is filled was not laboriously emptied in between the alternating distillation runs with peated Port Ellen malt, however, the result was […]
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