All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
Some days ago, in November 2010, the first Kilchoman single cask bottling for Belgium was released. It is a whisky matured for 3 years in a fresh bourbon barrel. The bottling of the sister cask 336/2007 has been announced for the Swiss whisky fair Whiskyschiff 2010, which will take place in Zurich from 2 to 5 December. So there will […]
Read moreThe Whisky Show, organised by the renowned British whisky shop The Whisky Exchange, took place for the second time from 29 to 30 October 2010. Following the de luxe concept of the show (entrance fee of £90, free samples of the exhibited whiskies, free food etc.), especially rare and exclusive whiskies were presented in The Brewery in London. Not very […]
Read moreThis bottling, released in summer 2010, was the first Kilchoman single cask release for Sweden. The whisky was matured for three years in a fresh ex-bourbon barrel. . Cask No.: 117/2007 Cask type: 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel Date Filled: 30.5.2007 Date Bottled: 21.7.2010 Age: 3 yo Strength: 61,8 % abv Phenol level: 50 ppm Number of bottles: 242 Bottle volume: […]
Read moreAs Kilchoman reported yesterday, a delivery of 132 quarter casks has arrived at the distillery. These casks with a volume of about 100 litres were made in a cooperage from refill bourbon barrels. Some distilleries like to use quarter casks for finishing, as the surface of the cask, which is significantly larger in relation to the volume, leads to more […]
Read moreKilchoman announced today on their website that due to the increasing demand for Kilchoman whisky, they has decided to increase production over the winter months (when water is plentiful). For this reason, they have hired a third member of the production team, Robin Bignal. He will support – initially on a part-time basis – Gavin Douglas and Tony Rozga. .
Read moreWith the “Summer 2010 Release”, the fourth edition of the Kilchoman bottlings, meanwhile often referred to as “Seasonal Releases”, was released on 9 August. Two special features distinguish this new Kilchoman bottling: it is the first release without sherry finishing and the first release exported to the USA. The 3-year-old whisky was matured exclusively in fresh and refill bourbon barrels. […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman distillery announced today that Tony Rozga, who had previously worked at the Bunnahabhain distillery for a number of years, has been hired as mashman / stillman. Under the leadership of the new manager John MacLellan, who also changed from Bunnahabhain to Kilchoman and who certainly had his share in Tonys change, he will now form the production team […]
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