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Nicole Lindsay, the previous head of the visitor centre, had her last working day on 5 October. She is moving to Springbank Distillers Ltd as Regional Sales Manager and will be responsible for East Asia. In October 2015 she started working at Kilchoman, first in the café, from 2016 in the office and as a tour guide. In March 2017 […]
Read more10 years ago, on September 9, 2009, the Kilchoman distillery released its first single malt whisky, the “Kilchoman Inaugural Release”. To celebrate this anniversary, the German Kilchoman importer “Alba Import” organised a series of tastings with Peter Wills in six German cities. As usual on previous Kilchoman tours, these tastings will take place at local whisky dealers. These are the […]
Read moreAfter the construction work on the new still house was finished in summer with the installation of a panorama window (we reported), there are new construction works to announce again. The old kiln building, which will continue to be used as a malt warehouse, has been given a new extension. As can be seen on the photo below, a popular […]
Read moreWith the installation of a panoramic window in the gable of the new stillhouse, another important step in the expansion program to double production (we reported) was completed. The extension of the stillhouse to double its length includes two new stills identical in size and shape, a new mashtun and a new malt transport system; 6 new washbacks were installed […]
Read moreYesterday, 30 May, the Kilchoman Open Day at Fèis Ìle 2019, was again one of the highlights of the year for Kilchoman fans. Once again, a tried and tested mix of tours, tastings, food and drink was on offer. Among the many highlights: a masterclass tasting “Founders Cask” with Anthony Wills and the well-known whisky author Dave Broom, where one […]
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, […]
Read moreOn 13 September 2018, Kilchoman announced a new European marketing tour. Three years after the last European Tour, the famous Kilchoman Landrover will tour through 9 (!) European countries with a new trailer. Tour planning: UK 24.–30.09.2018Glasgow – Carlisle – Bath – London Belgium and Luxembourg 1.–6.10.2018Heuvelland – Mechelen – Boortmeerbeek – Heers – Liege – Massen The Netherlands 8.–13.10.2018Wageningen […]
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