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Islay Beach Rugby
June 18, 2016On the 11th June Kilchoman took up sponsorship of the Islay Beach Rugby 2016 tournament. The beach rugby competition has gone from strength to strength over the years, attracting players from far and wide, including some ex internationals. It has become one of the highlights of the Islay calendar with plenty of local food and […]
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Pipe Band Bottling
June 6, 2016Kilchoman are the proud sponsors of the Islay Pipe Band. They have been hugely successful and in order to support them this year we have bottled a single cask with all the proceeds being donated to keep the Islay Pipe Band competing at the top! The bottling is a single bourbon cask from 2011 at […]
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Machir Bay Wins Best Islay Scotch at the IWC
May 26, 2016The big news is that Machir Bay has been crown Best Islay Single Malt Whisky at this year’s International Whisky Competition… a bit of healthy competition between neighbours is never a bad thing! As well as the coveted 1st place in the Islay category, Machir Bay also secured 1st for Best Peated Whisky and 2nd […]
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News from the Farm
April 24, 2016Rockside farm is situated on the west coast of Islay. We are on the Gulf Stream which keeps our weather relatively mild and usually wet. In the winter we have strong winds and sometimes severe gales that whip in straight off the Atlantic. We farm 2,322 acres of which only some 160 acres are suitable […]
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