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A good two years after the “Sweden Small Batch No. 1”, the “Sweden Small Batch No. 2” bottled at the end of 2021 was released a few days ago. The basis of the whiskies in the 2019 introduced new series of Small Batch Releases for Selected Markets is always an already finished Machir Bay vatting or Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting , i.e. a whisky with 46% […]
Read moreThe renowned Scottish whisky and spirits shop Robertsons of Pitlochry today presented a Kilchoman Tequila Finish Single Cask bottling selected by its owner Ewan McIlwraith. First presented by Kilchoman in spring 2021 following a change in SWA regulations (we reported), the tequila finishes, like the mezcal finishes, are still among the rarest Kilchoman releases. So far, less than ten single […]
Read moreA very unusual Kilchoman Single Cask bottling was recently released in Japan. On the occasion of its 12th anniversary, the bar Shamrock in Takamatsu in the Kagawa prefecture released a Sherry Finish – Red Wine cask maturation. This means that the whisky was first matured for 10 years in a Red Wine cask and then finished for 2 years in […]
Read moreSince a few days, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive edition is available in the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. This time, one of the still very rare mezcal cask finishings. Those who can’t make their way to Islay in winter and COVID times now at least have the chance to win the bottle in the current Kilchoman Club competition on the Kilchoman […]
Read moreSome days ago a new bottling of a Kilchoman Sauternes Finish Single Cask was released by spirits.com.pl. The cask was selected by Łukasz Gołębiewski on the occasion of his wedding. Łukasz Gołębiewski is a well known Polish journalist and book author who is also editor-in-chief of spirits.com.pl and the spirits magazine Aqua Vitae The whisky has been matured in a […]
Read more21 February 2021: Online Live Tasting with George & James Wills: Core Range & 2021 Pre-Releases The first online tasting of 2021 with George & Peter Wills took place on 21 February from 19:00 Islay time. Besides the two Core Range whiskies Machir Bay and Sanaig, the Tasting Pack this time included two pre-release samples of 2021, Loch Gorm 2021 […]
Read moreJust in time for the Christmas season, the three Belgian liquor shops Tasttoe, Drankenshop Broekmans and The Dram Collector have now released a joint Kilchoman single cask bottling. The whisky was matured in an ex-bourbon barrel for almost 14 years, which makes this release one of the oldest Kilchoman bottlings available. . Cask No.: 75/2008 Cask type: Ex-Bourbon Barrel Date […]
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