All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
The 8th edition of the 100% Islay series was released yesterday, 10 September 2018, rather than in spring as in previous years. Kilchoman wants to keep the release date in autumn in the future, it is supposed to symbolise the end of the barley harvest on Rockside Farm. Another novelty in the series, which has so far exclusively used whiskies […]
Read moreAfter a long period of preparation, the completely redesigned Kilchoman website was launched on 14 July 2018. It is characterized by a more modern design and contains significantly more interactive elements. The user who is used to the old homepage will of course have to make some changes, as the menu navigation has been completely changed, but browsing the site […]
Read moreThe 31st of May, the Kilchoman Open Day at Fèis Ìle 2018 offered as always an extensive programme. Farm tours with General Manger Islay Heads, a masterclass with Anthony Wills on the 100% Islay philosophy, a masterclass for Kilchoman Club members with George, James and Peter Wills, warehouse tastings, tutored range tastings, still house visits and “Be a bottler”, the […]
Read moreJust in time for the upcoming Kilchoman Open Day at Fèis Ìle 2018, a new Distillery Shop Exclusive Release can now be found on the shelves of the Kilchoman Visitor Centre and is likely to find its way into the shopping bags of many festival visitors alongside the Fèis Ìle Release. It is a 10-year-old single cask bottling from a […]
Read moreThe annual limited releases are usually opened by the Sherry Cask release “Loch Gorm”. This year it will be the same again, but at the same time another release will be launched: “Port Cask Matured 2nd Edition”. For the 2018 “Loch Gorm” edition, 19 Oloroso Sherry Butts from 2007, 2008 and 2011 were married together. This resulted in a yield […]
Read moreKilchoman proudly announces that the new kiln and malt floor building has been completed. The malt floor, on which barley will be spread for the first time next week, and the new kiln are more than twice the size of their predecessors built in 2005. The new malting floor will allow up to 4 tons of barley to be malt […]
Read moreOn the eve of the famous “Whisky Fair 2018” in Limburg, the whisky bar “Villa Konthor” was the first German location to be awarded the title of a “Comraich-Bar”. Peter Wills, Marketing and Sales Manager of Kilchoman and the German importer “Alba Import” awarded the title and guided the guests through the evening at a “Kilchoman Comraich Dinner”. In addition […]
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