All about the Kilchoman distillery and its whiskies
Kilchoman announced today on its website that the distillery will be able to dry the harvested barley on Islay instead of having to transport it to the mainland and back again. This will be possible because Andrew and Neil Wood have installed the first barley drying facility on Islay on their farm at Octofad, which can be used by Kilchoman […]
Read moreOn 5 June 2009, the editor of Whisky Magazine, Rob Allanson, photographer Ken Hamilton and Tom Morton from the BBC visited the Kilchoman distillery. On a five-day motorbike trip, they set themselves the goal of selecting whiskies from the northernmost, southernmost, easternmost, westernmost and most central distilleries in Scotland to create a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. The trio travelled on […]
Read moreA limited edition bottle of Kilchoman Distillery’s first ever single malt from cask number one, filled in December 2005, was auctioned for charity by Anthony Wills on May 28 during the Kilchoman Open Day at the Islay Whisky Festival for a whopping £5,400. The winning bid was made by Niels Ladefoged, originally from Denmark and who lives in the UK. […]
Read moreFrom 16 to 17 May, the first Spirit of the West Festival took place at Inveraray Castle as part of Homecoming Scotland Whisky Month 2009, dedicated to the whisky distilleries in the west of Scotland and the country’s cuisine and culture. The event, which was opened by the world-famous Red Hot Chilli Pipers on Saturday, brought numerous whisky lovers from […]
Read moreKilchoman today published a press release about the auction of the first bottle of a Kilchoman single malt whisky: On the 28th May, Kilchoman Distillery will auction one bottle of the three year old malt out of the very first cask that was filled in December 2005. The limited edition bottle will have a unique design and will be the […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman Open Day at this year’s Fèis Ìle 2009 will be 28 May. Today the distillery presented the following programme: . Fèis Ìle 2009 – Week General Distillery tours – Will be available during the week from Monday to saturday at 11am and 3pm. Managers Tour – Monday 25th to Friday 29th @ 9.30am Take a tour and tasting in the warehouse with Malcolm […]
Read moreKilchoman celebrated its first milestone on 14 December last year when the first cask to be filled at the distillery reached the legal whisky requirement of three years maturation in an oak cask. The local newspaper Ileach reported on this today: Founded in 2005 by Anthony Wills and privately owned, Kilchoman produces just 90,000 litres of spirit a year. Not […]
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