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With the 13th edition of the 100% Islay Limited Release, Kilchoman returns to a pure bourbon cask maturation, as was the case with the early 100% Islay editions. It is a vatting of 44 predominantly first-fill ex-bourbon barrels that have matured for over 8 years in Kilchoman’s warehouses. For the first time in 2018 and then from 2020-2022, Oloroso sherry […]
Read moreKilchoman today announced the release of another 2023 Limited Edition for next week. This is the second PX Sherry Cask Matured Limited Edition in Kilchoman’s history. A first PX Sherry Cask Matured Edition was already released in 2021, but despite its name, it was a combination of PX full maturation and PX finish casks. For this year’s release, Anthony Wills […]
Read moreOnce a year, the French spirits retailer and Kilchoman importer La Maison Du Whisky publishes a catalogue of exclusive LMDW bottlings of whisky, rum and other spirits, which is always outstanding in terms of scope and content. This year’s theme is “New Vibrations”. Thierry Bénitah, CEO of La Maison du Whisky writes:Year after year, our Creations catalogue showcases a particular […]
Read moreA bottle of Kilchoman whisky from Cask No. 1/2005 raised a remarkable £15,000 at the second edition of The Distillers One of One biennial auction series, launched in 2021, which sees distilleries from across Scotland auction rare whiskies for charity in partnership with renowned auction house Sotheby’s. The total proceeds from yesterday’s auction, totalling £1.8 million, will primarily benefit the […]
Read moreLast weekend, from 29 September to 1 October 2013, the Whisky Show, organised by the renowned British whisky trader The Whisky Exchange, took place in London for the fifteenth time. The Whisky Exchange had six exclusive festival whiskies bottled for what it claims is the largest whisky fair in the UK, including an 11-year-old Kilchoman Bourbon Barrel. Remaining bottles of […]
Read moreIn the USA, a whole series of new interesting Kilchoman bottlings have been released or are announced for the next few weeks. The very active US importer ImpEx Beverages released three new single cask bottlings in its renowned Cask Evolution series. No. 01/2023 is a Marsala wine cask finish. The whisky was first matured for more than 8 years in […]
Read moreThe well-known whisky shop Royal Mile Whiskies from Edinburgh has now once again released a Kilchoman single cask bottling. It is a 100% Islay release, i.e. a whisky often referred to by Kilchoman as “Single Farm Single Malt”, which was produced entirely at Kilchoman from barley cultivation to bottling. The whisky was matured for over 10 years in an ex-bourbon […]
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