All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
The first two Kilchoman Brandy Cask Finishes appeared at the end of 2024, with a bottling named ‘Sabores’ for the Dutch online spirits retailer drankdozijn (D12) and a cask that the winner of the first Kilchoman Shake the Farm competition, Alex Holms, was allowed to choose for the British market. Now another Single Cask bottling has been announced for Whisky.de, […]
Read moreThe 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% (instead of 46%). The cask influence of 70% Oloroso Sherry and 30% Bourbon is the same for […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman distillery, founded at the Fèis Ìle 2005, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. In the anniversary year, Kilchoman is planning, among other things, the release of a few anniversary bottlings with age statements. For example, a 13-year-old and an 18-year-old whisky, and this year’s Loch Gorm will also be released for the first time with an explicit age […]
Read moreThe German whisky shop Whiskyhort in Oberhausen celebrated its 10th birthday a few days ago, Schlüter´s Geniessertreff in Wülfrath will soon be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the expansion to include a whisky shop, and Flickenschild in Itzehoe is even celebrating its 120th anniversary. Reason enough for a special Whisky3 bottling, loosely based on the motto ‘3 shops, 3 anniversaries, […]
Read moreThe German Kilchoman importer, Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen, has now released a very special single cask bottling for the seven German Comraich bars: the world’s first Kilchoman Orange Wine Cask Finish. Orange wine has not only become increasingly popular among wine lovers in recent years, but the casks are also obviously all the rage in Scottish whisky distilleries. Now whisky fans […]
Read moreAs already mentioned, four new Kilchoman single cask bottlings were released in Germany shortly before Christmas. In addition to the 100% Islay unpeated Sherry Butt from the Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen, the New Oak Finish Single Cask from Kilchomania.com, and an 11 yo Marsala Finish Single Cask for Jens Heiler, which we have already reported on, there is also a 9 […]
Read moreJust before Christmas, four new Kilchoman single cask bottlings were released in Germany. In addition to the 100% Islay unpeated Sherry Butt from the Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen and the New Oak Finish Single Cask from Kilchomania.com, which we have both already reported on, there is also a 9 yo 100% Islay Madeira Single Cask Finish for the Brühler Whiskyhaus and […]
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