Dr James Swan has died

On 14 February 2017, the renowned Scotch whisky expert Dr James Swan passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Edinburgh at the age of 75.  Jim Swan was a scientist and consultant who applied his unrivalled knowledge of whisky to the planning and commissioning of numerous new distilleries in Scotland and around the world. In his function as “Whisky Consultant”, he […]

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Kilchoman 100% Islay Cask Vatting Sherry Hogshead Finish for The Kilchoman Distillery Shop

Kilchoman has now released a new Distillery Shop Exclusive Release for the Visitor Centre. This time it is a vatting of three ex-bourbon barrels in which the 100% Islay whisky, made from the farm’s own barley, was initially matured for just over 4 years and was then decanted into Oloroso sherry hogsheads on 21 December 2015 and finished in these […]

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Kilchoman Original Cask Strength – Quarter Cask Release

On September 26, 2016, following the “Original Cask Strength Release” of 2014, Kilchoman presented a very special cask maturation with the 2nd edition of the series: a “Quarter Cask Release”. Quarter Casks, as the name suggests, are only a quarter of the size of a 500-litre cask. The significantly larger surface area of the cask compared to its volume results […]

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Kilchoman Sauternes Cask Matured Release announced

Kilchoman now announced the release of their first “Sauternes Cask Matured Release”. It will be available at retailers worldwide in the coming week. After a “Port Cask” and a “Madeira Cask Release” in the last two years, the “Sauternes Cask Matured Release” continues the series of annual wine cask maturations. Distilled at the end of 2010 / beginning of 2011, […]

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