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After a Madeira Finish single cask bottling was released for the first time in May this year as a Distillery Shop Exclusive Release, a Madeira Cask Finish is again available for purchase at the Kilchoman Visitor Centre from today, 28 August 2019. The bottling of cask no. 179/2012 spent 6 years in a 1st Fill Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrel and […]
Read moreWith the installation of a panoramic window in the gable of the new stillhouse, another important step in the expansion program to double production (we reported) was completed. The extension of the stillhouse to double its length includes two new stills identical in size and shape, a new mashtun and a new malt transport system; 6 new washbacks were installed […]
Read moreOn the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the British whisky retailer The Whisky Exchange, by now one of the largest whisky online shops in the UK, releases numerous new and exclusive whiskies throughout the year. This week, several more have been released, including a Kilchoman single cask bottling. The whisky was matured for eleven and a half years in a […]
Read moreIn a press release today, Kilchoman presented its new product line of “Small Batch Releases for Selected Markets”, the No. 1 for Germany was already delivered a few days ago. Priced between the General Releases (Machir Bay and Sanaig) and the annual Limited Releases (such as Loch Gorm, 100% Islay etc.), this new range is designed to strengthen the national […]
Read moreYesterday, 30 May, the Kilchoman Open Day at Fèis Ìle 2019, was again one of the highlights of the year for Kilchoman fans. Once again, a tried and tested mix of tours, tastings, food and drink was on offer. Among the many highlights: a masterclass tasting “Founders Cask” with Anthony Wills and the well-known whisky author Dave Broom, where one […]
Read moreJust in time for tomorrow’s Kilchoman Open Day at Fèis Ìle 2019, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive Release is available in the Kilchoman Visitor Centre as of today. It is a bottling of an Oloroso Sherry Butt, in which the whisky was matured for nine years. “Single Farm Single Malt” is the name Kilchoman now occasionally uses for bottlings of […]
Read moreAs of today, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive Release is available at the Kilchoman Visitor Centre. It is one of the still quite rare Madeira cask finish bottlings. The whisky was first matured for 7 years in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel and was then finished for 8 months in a fresh Madeira cask. The yield was 245 bottles with […]
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