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The 10th Milano Whisky Festival took place from 14 to 15 November 2015 at the Marriott Hotel in Milan. As for the Milano Whisky Festivals 2012 and 2013, Kilchoman again released an exclusive single cask bottling. This time, it was a whisky matured for almost six years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel. . Cask No.: 463/2009 Cask type: 1st Fill […]
Read moreUnder the name The Trilogy, the French Kilchoman importer and whisky shop La Maison du Whisky (LMDW) has now released three new Kilchoman single cask bottlings. These are three five-year-old whiskies from three different cask types. In addition to the bottling of a fresh bourbon barrel, there is also an Oloroso sherry butt and a Pedro Ximénez finish. This gives […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of their first ever 7 year old whisky. From Monday 7 September 2015, 10am Islay Time, Vintage 2008 will be available in the distillery shop. It is vatting from ex-bourbon barrels filled in July 2008 and bottled in September 2015. After the Vintage 2006 in 2011 and the Vintage 2007 in 2013, Kilchoman thus continued […]
Read moreAs we have reported on several occasions, the Kilchoman distillery has been a sponsor of the Islay Pipe Band since 2012. Since 2013, the sponsorship has taken the form of a cask of whisky selected by John MacLellan to be bottled and sold at the distillery, with all proceeds going to the Pipe Band. Now the third Islay Pipe Band […]
Read moreOn 4 May 2015, the 5th edition of the 100% Islay Limited Edition was released. It is a vatting of fresh and refill bourbon barrels that were filled in 2009 and 2010 and thus slightly older than the previous year’s bottling. Since 2011, Kilchoman has been releasing an annual limited edition of the slightly lighter peated whisky made from the […]
Read moreKilchoman announced yesterday the release of the 2015 edition of Loch Gorm. It will be available in the distillery shop from 23 March and shortly afterwards at retailers worldwide. The annual release, named after a loch near the distillery, is known to be composed exclusively of oloroso sherry casks. This year’s already 3rd edition was composed of casks filled in […]
Read moreAfter narrowly missing the mark last year, Kilchoman was proud to announce today that for the first time in the distillery’s history, more than 1000 casks were filled with distillate in one year. Cask No. 1000/2014 was filled on 18 December and will now mature for several years in Conisby. .
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