All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
As Islay’s local newspaper Ileach reported yesterday, the Kilchoman distillery has taken over sponsorship of the increasingly successful Islay Pipe Band. Andrew McEachern, speaking on behalf of the band, told the Ileach: “We are delighted that Kilchoman have stepped in just as it was looking as if we would enter 2012 with no sponsorship deal. The whole band would like […]
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Read more16 June 2011 marked a new milestone in the still young history of the Kilchoman distillery. Almost two years after the first Kilchoman whisky was presented with the Inaugural Release, the first bottling of a 100% Islay whisky was finally released, the whisky that characterises Kilchoman’s self-image as Islay’s only farm distillery. A whisky made from barley from the surrounding […]
Read moreFollowing the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan in March 2011, a number of independent Scotch whisky distilleries (Arran, BenRiach, Bladnoch, GlenDronach, Kilchoman, Kilkerran and Springbank) came together to support the victims and created a joint Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, The Spirit of Unity. As all other parties involved, including the designers and distribution channels, also waived payment, around […]
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Read moreThe well-known Swiss whisky fair Whiskyschiff Zürich took place in 2010 from 2 to 5 December. Visitors were able to taste a large selection of whiskies on several passenger ships. As the official festival release, the Swiss importer World of Whisky presented a Kilchoman single cask bottling. It was a Kilchoman matured for 3 years in a fresh bourbon barrel. […]
Read moreSome days ago, in November 2010, the first Kilchoman single cask bottling for Belgium was released. It is a whisky matured for 3 years in a fresh bourbon barrel. The bottling of the sister cask 336/2007 has been announced for the Swiss whisky fair Whiskyschiff 2010, which will take place in Zurich from 2 to 5 December. So there will […]
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