All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
10 years ago, on September 9, 2009, the Kilchoman distillery released its first single malt whisky, the “Kilchoman Inaugural Release”. To celebrate this anniversary, the German Kilchoman importer “Alba Import” organised a series of tastings with Peter Wills in six German cities. As usual on previous Kilchoman tours, these tastings will take place at local whisky dealers. These are the […]
Read moreAfter the construction work on the new still house was finished in summer with the installation of a panorama window (we reported), there are new construction works to announce again. The old kiln building, which will continue to be used as a malt warehouse, has been given a new extension. As can be seen on the photo below, a popular […]
Read moreA new Distillery Shop Exclusive Release has appeared at the Kilchoman Visitor Centre today, 17 September 2019: a Single Farm Single Malt – the name Kilchoman has recently given to its 100% Islay single cask bottlings – for the price of £82.50. It is a bottling of a fresh ex-bourbon barrel in which the whisky, made from the farm’s own […]
Read moreLovers of the 100% Islay range – which includes virtually all Kilchomania members – will be particularly pleased with the announcement of the latest release for 12 September 2019. The 9th edition is a vatting of 43 ex-bourbon barrels matured for over 9 years in Kilchoman warehouses. This is whisky made from malt from the 2007 and 2009 barley harvests. […]
Read moreAfter 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 […]
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