All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
On the occasion of its 15th birthday, the Belgian Kilchoman importer The Nectar released one of the still very rare Kilchoman Tequila Cask Finish bottlings. The whisky was first matured for 7 years in a bourbon barrel and was then finished for 8 months in a tequila cask. We had already reported several times that Kilchoman had also filled some […]
Read moreFor the upcoming 65th anniversary, the French spirits trader and Kilchoman importer La Maison Du Whisky published a catalogue of exclusive LMDW bottlings of whisky, rum and other spirits under the title “À la Conquête des Origines” (“The Conquest of Origins”), which is really quite amazing in quantity and quality.Among the numerous spirits bottled exclusively for LMDW are also four […]
Read moreThe basis of the whiskies in the 2019 introduced new series of Small Batch Releases for selected markets is always an already finished Machir Bay vatting or Machir Bay Collaborative Vatting , i.e. a whisky with 46% alcohol strength, which was previously matured for approx. 5 years predominantly in bourbon barrels and 5-15% in oloroso sherry casks. This vatting is then married with an additional special […]
Read moreCask No.: 230/2011 Cask type: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel, STR Cask Finish Distillation Date: 12.05.2011 Bottling Date: 1.4.2021 Age: 9 yo Strength: 52,5 % Phenol level: 50 ppm Bottle volume: 0,7 l Market: Japan . This single cask bottling for Japan was released in late summer 2021. The whisky has been matured in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel for over 8 […]
Read moreA new single cask bottling was recently released for Binny´s Beverage Depot. The company, founded in 1948, is the Midwest´s largest wine, beer and spirits superstore with 45 locations in Illinois.In the past, a number of exclusive Kilchoman single casks have been released by Binny’s, the latest edition is now an STR cask finish. The whisky was first matured for […]
Read moreFollowing the reopening of the Visitor Centre, which was temporarily closed due to the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, Kilchoman also resumed bottling Distillery Shop Exclusive releases. After a tequila finish, the second post-Corona bottling has now already appeared. This is an 11-year bourbon cask maturation. Distilled on 22 April 2010, the whisky was aged for over 11 years […]
Read moreWith the reopening of the visitor centre, which was temporarily closed for Corona reasons, Kilchoman also started bottling new Distillery Exclusive releases, i.e. single cask releases that can only be purchased at the Kilchoman visitor centre. Kilchoman fans who can’t or don’t want to go to Islay at the moment because of the still rather restrictive travel conditions will certainly […]
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