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After one of the best summers for decades, the days are shortening and the wind and rain have returned. The barley farmers on the mainland have long since packed away their combines, here on Islay it’s a slightly different story. The late sowing of our barley, 6-8 weeks behind farmers on the mainland means we’ve missed […]
READ FULL POSTThe island of Islay is famous for its peated single malt whisky, beautiful scenery and remarkable history. The weather, on the other hand, can be infamous. Whilst temperatures rarely fall below freezing, wind speeds sometimes exceed 100mph and it once rained for over 90 days in a row. Both Islay and Islay Whiskies, none more […]
READ FULL POSTThe Science of Pot Stills
22.08.2018At Kilchoman distillery we have two pot stills, our wash still and our spirit still. From these stills we are able to create something very unique and powerful; our new make spirit. Kilchoman new make spirit is light and floral, like magic in a glass. The question is however, how are we able to create […]
READ FULL POST10th Anniversary Land Rover Tour
19.07.2018After the success of our 2014 European Tour and 2015 being our 10th Anniversary year we have decided to hit the road once again, this September and October we will be taking the Kilchoman Land Rover through Belgium and The Netherlands before heading south to France, over to Germany, up through Denmark and Sweden before […]
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