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The 5th edition of the Founders Cask series is now available in British whisky shops. The series, which is distributed exclusively in the UK, is based on the idea that each of the five members of the Kilchoman founders family selects a special cask of Kilchoman whisky.This edition should not be confused with the two series “The Wills Family Cask […]
Read moreThe Dutch Kilchoman importer Bresser & Timmer has now released a new Kilchoman single cask bottling to celebrate its 30th anniversary. It is a Marsala wine cask finish. Distilled in mid-December 2014, the whisky was first matured in a fresh ex-Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel for more than six years before being finished in a Marsala cask for over two years. […]
Read moreA new Distillery Shop Exclusive release is available in the Kilchoman Visitor Centre from today. This time it is one of the Blanc de Blancs Cask Finishes first presented by Kilchoman in 2023. The whisky was initially matured for almost 6 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and was then finished for 9 months in a Blanc de Blancs cask from […]
Read moreWith this bottling of a 10-year-old 100% Islay Kilchoman Whisky, the Canadian wine and spirits shop Kensington Wine Market from Calgary is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its owner Andrew Ferguson aka “The Scotch Guy” in the whisky business at the end of 2023. Andrew started at KWM in 2003 as an employee and expert in Scotch whisky and quickly […]
Read moreMajor UK retailer Marks & Spencer has now launched a new range of exclusive spirits and liqueurs. The new spirits collection, which includes six spirits and two Irish cream liqueurs, has been developed by M&S in collaboration with well-known distilleries such as Warner’s, Glenfarclas, Kilchoman and the renowned cognac house Hine. The selected spirits and liqueurs are sold by Marks […]
Read moreThe Munich shop Tara Spirits (formerly: Whisk(e)y Shop Tara) has now released another Kilchoman Private Cask from Frederick Wolff’s stock. In March 2023, the whisky retailer Smoke & Whisky from Starnberg released a 15-year-old refill bourbon cask (No. 131/2007) from him; the sister cask now released by Tara (a 1st fill bourbon barrel) has now matured for a full 16 […]
Read moreIn September 2023, Peter Wills travelled through China on a marketing tour organised by the Chinese Kilchoman importer Single Malt Club China (SMCC). He conducted Kilchoman tastings in seven Chinese cities from 16 to 24 September. The tour was called “Tour of the Coinean”. This refers to the current Year of the Rabbit in China, as “Coinean” means “rabbit” in […]
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