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Kilchoman has now announced that Gavin Douglas has been hired as mashman / stillman. Gavin previously worked as a mashman at Bowmore Distillery for two years. Together with Malcolm Rennie he forms the now two-person production team. . .
Read moreUnder the name Kilchoman Distillery Experience, the distillery is now offering a very special experience to whisky enthusiasts who want to gain a particularly deep insight into whisky production at Kilchoman. Here is the text of the advertisement: We are offering you the opportunity to come and work at one of the only distilleries in Scotland that does the whole […]
Read moreAfter last year’s grand opening of the Kilchoman distillery at Fèis Ìle 2005, Kilchoman will of course be taking part in the Islay Festival again this year. Kilchoman Open Day will be on 2 June 2005. Today, 22 April, the Kilchoman distillery published the planned programme on its homepage: .
Read moreKilchoman announced today that after a few frustrating months – remember, the first seven casks were filled on 14 December 2005 – production has now resumed. The renewed delay in the start of production was caused by some technical teething troubles. Already at the end of 2005, the company had to deal with countless problems in connecting the equipment, such […]
Read moreThe Kilchoman distillery now had to cope with another major setback. On 12 February, a fire broke out in the kiln and largely destroyed it. The malt drying on the kiln floor in the directly fired kiln caught fire. Quick and professional intervention by the Islay fire brigade prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings. The production of whisky […]
Read moreAs the Kilchoman distillery announced on its homepage, the first seven casks of Kilchoman New Make were filled on 14 December. So, after some delays, it really was possible to start production in 2005. . .
Read more9 November 2005 – a day that will go down in Kilchoman history. Distillate flowed from the stills of the distillery for the first time. The first test distillation yielded, by all accounts, quite useful results. In the coming days and weeks, however, a few more test runs and adjustments to the distilling regime will be necessary before production can […]
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