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Even though the first bottles have been spotted at individual airports since the end of 2013, Kilchoman officially announced the release of its first Travel Retail Exclusive bottling Coull Point today, 5 March 2014. Coull Point is a rugged headland just half a mile north of Machir Bay. With this designation, Kilchoman continues the tradition of naming whiskies after geographical […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today, that Laura MacAffer, who had worked as the distillery’s Visitor Centre Manager for 6 years, will not be resuming her work at Kilchoman following the birth of her daughter Amira last year. We wish her the best of luck for the future!
Read moreKilchoman reported on its website today that 2014 has been a busy start to the year at the distillery with lots of new equipment being fitted. After the new warehouse in Conisby was completed at the end of 2013 and all the casks were transferred there, the space freed up in Warehouse No. 1 was used to install two new […]
Read moreArtigiano in Fiera (Artisans at the Fair), organised by Gestione Fiere S.p.A. (Ge.Fi.), founded in 1995, is the world’s largest fair for handicrafts. Since 1996, it has provided an annual platform for traditional Milanese handicrafts from the fields of art & leisure, jewellery, delicatessen, fashion, home decor and cosmetics & care. For the 2013 edition of the fair, which took […]
Read moreThe 8th Milano Whisky Festival took place from 9 to 10 November 2013 at Milan’s Marriott Hotel. Kilchoman released two exclusive single cask bottlings for this occasion. In addition to the “normal” festival bottling of a Kilchoman matured for five and a half years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel, a five-year-old bourbon cask bottling for the Milano Whisky Festival 2013 […]
Read moreOn the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the largest Norwegian whisky fair Oslo Whiskyfestival, which took place from 1 to 2 November 2013, this exclusive Kilchoman Single Cask Release was bottled. The whisky was matured for exactly 5 years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel. . Cask No.: 476/2008 Cask type: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel Date Filled: 25.9.2008 Date Bottled: […]
Read moreThe construction of the new warehouse complex in Conisby on the other side of the Rhinns of Islay was completed at the beginning of October. This means that one of the biggest problems for the continued operation of the distillery has finally been solved. Warehouse No. 1, built in 2005 on the distillery site, had quickly become too small. As […]
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