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The Scottish Field Whisky Challenge took place on 6 November and the results be published in the December issue of the magazine. Kilchoman was delighted to win a distinction in the £30 to £75 retail price range, with the Inaugural Release competing against much older malts and the joint winners being a Glengoyne 21 yo and a Strathisla 30yo. Not […]
Read moreFrom 26 to 28 September 2009, the whisky fair Whisky Live Paris 2009 took place in Paris, in which Anthony and James Wills took part. In addition to the Kilchoman Inaugural Release, they also presented the world’s first release of a Kilchoman single cask (No. 232/2006) for the French importer La Maison du Whisky, bottled just 6 days later. At […]
Read moreToday we can report on a new milestone in the still young history of Kilchoman. On 9 September 2009 (9.9.9) Kilchoman released its first whisky, the “Kilchoman Inaugural Release”. The whisky was initially matured for between 2,5 to 3 years in fresh ex-bourbon barrels and was then finished for 5 months in Oloroso sherry butts to give the still very […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today on its website that the distillery will be able to dry the harvested barley on Islay instead of having to transport it to the mainland and back again. This will be possible because Andrew and Neil Wood have installed the first barley drying facility on Islay on their farm at Octofad, which can be used by Kilchoman […]
Read moreOn 5 June 2009, the editor of Whisky Magazine, Rob Allanson, photographer Ken Hamilton and Tom Morton from the BBC visited the Kilchoman distillery. On a five-day motorbike trip, they set themselves the goal of selecting whiskies from the northernmost, southernmost, easternmost, westernmost and most central distilleries in Scotland to create a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. The trio travelled on […]
Read moreA limited edition bottle of Kilchoman Distillery’s first ever single malt from cask number one, filled in December 2005, was auctioned for charity by Anthony Wills on May 28 during the Kilchoman Open Day at the Islay Whisky Festival for a whopping £5,400. The winning bid was made by Niels Ladefoged, originally from Denmark and who lives in the UK. […]
Read moreFrom 16 to 17 May, the first Spirit of the West Festival took place at Inveraray Castle as part of Homecoming Scotland Whisky Month 2009, dedicated to the whisky distilleries in the west of Scotland and the country’s cuisine and culture. The event, which was opened by the world-famous Red Hot Chilli Pipers on Saturday, brought numerous whisky lovers from […]
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