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The Chinese Kilchoman importer SMCC announced today a completely new Kilchoman bottling: the world’s first Kilchoman Port STR Cask Finish. We have reported on “normal” STR cask releases more often in the past, these have become one of Kilchoman’s most successful bottlings over the last few years and it is an open secret that Kilchoman is planning an STR General […]
Read moreAfter Uniquely Islay – An t-Earrach 2020, Uniquely Islay – An Geamhradh 2020 and Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2021, the German Kilchoman importer Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen announced the now already fourth Uniquely Islay Series – An t-Earrach 2022. The series of ten single cask bottlings this time again offers a cross-section of the Kilchoman portfolio. The buyer can choose […]
Read moreAs the latest Distillery Shop Exclusive Release, the world’s first Kilchoman Marsala cask finish is now available at the distillery’s visitor centre for £102. The whisky for the first bottling from this cask type was first matured for 8 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and was then finished for 7 months in a Marsala Hogshead. On our last Kilchomania.com Islay […]
Read moreOn 6 April 2022, this bottling of a 100% Islay Single Cask hit the shelves of the Israeli wine and spirits chain Wine Route. The whisky was matured in an ex Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel for over 9 years. . Cask No.: 22/2012 Cask type: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel Date Filled: 26.1.2012 Date Bottled: 25.6.2021 Age: 9 yo Strength: 55,6 […]
Read moreThree interesting Kilchoman single cask bottlings have just been released in Slovakia: a Sauternes finish, an 11-year-old bourbon cask maturation and only the second Kilchoman Armagnac finish release worldwide. In the case of the latter, the comparison with the world’s first release, which was released in Germany in autumn 2021 within the Uniquely Islay – An Samhradh 2021 series, should […]
Read moreAt the end of February, a Kilchoman Single Cask Release – a Sauternes Cask Finish – was released for the first time for the Dutch beverage chain Gall & Gall.The whisky was first matured in a fresh bourbon barrel for over 6 years before being finished in a Sauternes wine cask for 9 months. . Cask No: 704/2014 Cask type: […]
Read moreThe well-known British whisky and spirits retailer The Whisky Exchange just released an interesting set of two single cask bottlings from Kilchoman: a Tequila Cask Finish and a Mezcal Cask Finish. These are two sister casks, two bourbon barrels filled on 11 December 2012, which were transferred to a tequila and a mezcal cask on 6 November 2020 – after […]
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