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James and Peter had a great few days in Holland, thank you to all the people who came along to the tastings.  They are currently in Germany where they have a packed schedule of tastings, five more days in Deutschland and then they head on to Austria, Italy, Switzerland and finally France. To see more pictures and keep up to date with their antics visit their Facebook or Twitter pages.

The remaining German stops are below, for the full list of all events in the remaining countries click here

Sunday – Whisky and Dreams, Eppertshausen www.whiskyanddreams.de 

Monday afternoon – Whisky Spirits, Frankfurt www.whiskyspirits.de  Monday evening – Vinisky, Linden – www.vinisky.de

Tuesday afternoon – Kitzmann Braukontor, Erlangen www.kitzmann.de  Tuesday evening – Whiskyfassla, Nurnberg  www.whiskyfaessla.de

Wednesday – Cigar Malt and More, Ingolstadt www.cigar-in.de

The European Tour is now underway with James, George and Peter visiting 8 countries in the next 4 weeks. James and George have crossed the Channel in the Land Rover and have been visiting shops around Belgium. Peter will be joining them on Monday when they reach Holland.

Belgium and Luxembourg with The Nectar are the first stops –

Sept 3rd – Crombe 3.0, http://www.crombewines.com/
Sept 4th – Tasttoe, http://www.tasttoe.be/
Sept 5th – Toby Vins, http://tobyvins.be/site/
Sept 6th – Shoppingcenter Massen, http://www.massen.lu/

Let us know if you spot the Kilchoman Land Rover out and about…

Here they are ladies and gents, a full list of the tasting to be held by James and Peter during their tour through Europe in the Kilchoman Land Rover during Sepetember.

Take a look at our interactive map and see when we’ll be near you.  If you would like to book onto any of these tastings please either contact the shops directly through the links below or email james.wills@kilchomandistillery.com and peter.wills@kilchomandistillery.com.

You can also keep up with all the latest news by liking our dedicated Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Squadron Leader Jim Turner, “Red 1”, presented with a bottle of Loch Gorm as a thank-you for making a group of visitors from Mission Excellence welcome at one of their “In-Season Practice” days at RAF Scampton.

The annual beach rugby tournament took place on Islay last Saturday on the beach at Port Ellen. It was a beautiful day on Islay (as always) and there were more than a few red faces by the end of the day. We were keen to win back the title we won a few years ago and took on Oban in the final with 4 of the Kilchoman team on the pitch – James Wills, George Wills, Peter Wills and Jamie Wells. We were up 6 – 1 at half time and ran out 7 – 4 winners to lift the cup for the second time! Congratulations to the team and a special mention to Russell Nimmo who was named player of the tournament as well.

We had our busiest ever open day last Thursday, thank you to all the visitors who came down to enjoy the dramming, music and food, we hope to see you all again next year, if not sooner!  The Feis Ile 2014 bottling was a big hit, unsurprisingly we sold all 525 bottles but if you happen to be visiting the distillery in the next week or so there might be an open bottle in the tasting cupboard…

John who is one of the distillery’s directors took this brilliant picture during his last flight over to Islay.  Sadly the weather isn’t always like this!

Landward visited the Distillery at the beginning of April and filmed a piece on our barley to bottle 100% Islay whisky. There will be an interview with distillery manager John MacLellan and founder Anthony Wills as well as a few other bits from around Kilchoman

With the 4th edition 100% Islay coming out on Monday.. have a look at how it was made!!

It is on BBC2 at 7pm and will also be available on iplayer for a week afterwards so don’t worry if you are enjoying a few drams on a Friday instead of the tv.

We are very sad to say that Rebecca has recently moved on and is no longer working for us. She started here six years ago when she was just 14, working in the café on Saturdays and during her school holidays. Once she had left school she joined us full time as a tour guide and before she left was working alongside Leonie running the Visitor Centre. I am sure she will not only be missed by us at the distillery but also by the very many visitors who have met her over the years. We wish her all the best with her new job as trainee Assistant Manager at the Bridgend Hotel.

The events for which booking is required on Thursday 29th May are now all full. However we do have availability on further tastings taking place during the Feis Ile week. Please contact the distillery on 01496 850011 for further details but events include Off Road Dramming at 9am on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning, limited places on a Manager’s Tour at 1pm on Tuesday, limited places on a tour with founder Anthony Wills at 11am on Wednesday, and our first ever tasting at the new Conisby warehouse at 3.30pm on Tuesday.

Otherwise we hope to see you at the distillery on Thursday 29th May for tastings, still house visits, music from Islay Pipe Band and Skerryvore, BBQ, and more!

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