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The Dutch Kilchoman importer Bresser & Timmer just released the first 15-year-old Kilchoman bottling worldwide. One of the few remaining casks from Kilchoman’s early days has now been bottled.The Bourbon Barrel 29/2006 was filled on 20 April 2006 and bottled on 27 April 2021 with an alcohol content of 53.0%. After a handful of 14-year-old Kilchomans released so far, all […]
Read moreThe French Kilchoman importer and whisky shop “La Maison du Whisky” released three new exclusive Kilchoman Single Cask bottlings on 24 May: 14 yo Fresh Bourbon Barrel French ExclusiveCask-No. 61/2007, 53,9 %, 159 € 8 yo Fresh Oloroso Sherry Hogshead French ExclusiveCask-No. 51/2013, 58,0 %, 125 € 5 yo Fresh Sauternes Hogshead for LMDW´s Islay RoomCask-No. 902/2015, 58,1 %, 115 […]
Read moreAt the end of last year, the well-known Dutch online spirits retailer drankdozijn (D12) launched its first two Kilchoman single cask releases: a bourbon cask bottling called “Blond” and a PX sherry finish called “Auburn”. Now the third bottling followed. And although it is indeed a Ruby Port Cask Finish, D12 did not follow our (not entirely serious) proposal made […]
Read moreAfter Kilchoman released its first Tequila Finish Single Cask as an Online Shop Exclusive on 21 April, the first Mezcal Finish Single Cask now follows for the well-known Edinburgh whisky shop Royal Mile Whiskies.As we have reported on several occasions, a change in the relevant SWA regulations in 2019 means that it is now allowed to use casks for whisky […]
Read moreThe British whisky retailer The Whisky Exchange, by now one of the largest whisky online shops in the UK, released a new Kilchoman single cask bottling yesterday. The whisky was matured for thirteen and a half years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel, making it one of the oldest Kilchoman releases available. The Whisky Exchange is selling the bottles online for […]
Read moreIn April, a Kilchoman PX Sherry Cask bottling was released exclusively for the W Club, the customer club of the well-known British spirits chain The Whisky Shop. The whisky was first magtured for almost 8 years in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel and then finished for 13 months in a PX sherry hogshead. This comparatively long finishing period gave the […]
Read moreAt the end of April, a new single cask bottling was released for the Japanese market. Under the series title Japan Ambassador’s Cask, Kilchoman’s Japanese brand ambassador Hidetoshi Maekawa, owner of the bar Shamrock in Takamatsu, wants to market Kilchoman bottlings selected by him in the future. For the first single cask in this series, he chose an STR finish […]
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