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The construction of the new warehouse complex in Conisby on the other side of the Rhinns of Islay was completed at the beginning of October. This means that one of the biggest problems for the continued operation of the distillery has finally been solved. Warehouse No. 1, built in 2005 on the distillery site, had quickly become too small. As […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of another limited release, the “Vintage 2007” for 7 October 2013. This continues the series of Kilchoman vintage whiskies that began in 2011. With the “Vintage 2006”, Kilchoman presented its first official 5-year-old whisky in 2011; with the “Vintage 2007”, a 6-year-old Kilchoman will now be launched on the market for the first time. The […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of the 3rd edition of the annual limited 100% Islay release. Kilchoman famously refers to whiskies made from farm-grown barley as 100% Islay, with all stages of production “from barley to botttle” taking place on site. This year’s 3rd edition had a longer maturation period than the 2nd edition and was created from whiskies matured […]
Read moreA heat exchanger for the wash still was installed in the first week of April. Previously, the wash still was charged with 3,000 litres of fresh wash at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, and after the first distillation, 2,000 litres of hot effluents (pot ale) at a temperature of about 99 degrees Celsius were discharged. With the new heat […]
Read moreKilchoman has today announced the launch of a new product range called Loch Gorm on 8 April 2013. Named after Islay’s largest freshwater lake, which is located near the distillery, Loch Gorm will be Kilchoman’s only bottling to be fully matured in ex-Oloroso sherry casks. Like Kilchoman’s other two limited edition bottlings, Machir Bay and 100% Islay, Loch Gorm will […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today that the Machir Bay 2013 Edition is now available. The Machir Bay range is Kilchoman’s core expression, first launched in 2012 when it won the prestigious IWSC 2012 Gold Medal – Best in Class. Bottled once a year, each release contains more mature whisky each year allowing Kilchoman fans to follow the development of the unique Kilchoman […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman distillery had been looking for a location for a new bonded warehouse since 2009. Warehouse No. 1, built in 2005 on the distillery site, had quickly become too small. As it was not possible to build further warehouses on Rockside Farm, the search was on for a suitable site throughout Islay. This was believed to have been found […]
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