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For May 8, 2019, Kilchoman announces the release of a completely new limited bottling, the “STR Cask Matured”. The STR Cask – the letters stand for Shaving, Toasting and Re-Charring – is an invention of James Swan, who unfortunately passed away far too early. As an expert and consultant, Swan had a decisive influence on the planning and operation of […]
Read moreWith the new Distillery Shop Exclusive bottling released yesterday, 16 April, Kilchoman has once again set a new age record. After a 12 year old bottling had been released for the first time in August / September 2018 for the visitor shop, the bottling listed here raised the age record to almost 13 years. The yield of Bourbon Barrel No. […]
Read moreAs in previous years, the series of annual limited releases begins with the Loch Gorm, Kilchoman whisky aged exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks. Anthony Wills has selected 20 Oloroso Sherry Butts from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 for this year’s edition. This means that for the first time, 12 and 13 year old casks are also included. The circulation […]
Read more. . . After the much-praised first Port Cask release in 2014, the 2nd edition has been released in 2018. For these, 30 Ruby Port Hogsheads were selected, all of which were filled in 2014, i.e. almost 4 years old. These are 1st Fill as well as 2nd Fill Port Hogsheads, i.e. some casks of the 1st edition have been […]
Read moreWith the “Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting”, Kilchoman has been offering local whisky retailers a new product line for a few weeks now, which is intended to offer them the option of a customised bottling below the level of their own single cask release. The “normal” Machir Bay bottlings are known to have an Oloroso sherry cask content of around 10%; […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the appearance of the annual bottling for members of the Kilchoman Club. And it is already safe to say that this year’s 7th edition of the Club release will again be a milestone in the history of Kilchoman whiskies. It is a vatting of two Oloroso Sherry Butts from 2006, the contents of casks no. 309 & […]
Read moreKilchoman is one of the first Scottish whisky distilleries to announce the introduction of NFC labels on its two general releases “Machir Bay” and “Sanaig”. By means of so-called Near Field Communication, buyers of the bottles can briefly touch the label with their smartphones and then receive on their mobile phones further information about the bottlings, such as taste notes, […]
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