- Founded: 2005
- Status: Operational
- Region: Islay Scotland, PA49 7UT
- Online: https://kilchomandistillery.com/
History The distillery began production in June 2005, and was the first to be built on the island of Islay in 124 years. The distillery uses barley grown on site at Rockside Farm and malted at the distillery, as well as malt from the Port Ellen maltings and releases separate bottlings depending on the source of the grain. It is one of only six Scottish distilleries still doing traditional floor-maltings, and will be unique in having all parts of the process – growing barley, malting, distilling, maturing and bottling – carried out on Islay. The distillery first filled casks on 14 December 2005 and the distillery began bottling 3 year old single malt in September 2009. Kilchoman also intends to release 5, 8, 10 and 12 Year old bottlings. The whisky will primarily age in bourbon casks, though sherry casks will also be employed. The first official Kilchoman, the “Inaugural release” was released in 2009 and the first 100% Islay whisky released in 2011. The whisky produced by the Port Ellen maltings are peated to the same levels as Ardbeg, while the malt peated on their own floor maltings will be approximately 25 ppm.
The Whiskyphiles tasting notes
Official Bottling
- Kilchoman 4 Years Old 2011 Madeira Cask (2015)
- Kilchoman 4 Years Old 2011 Sauternes Cask Matured (2016)
- Kilchoman 6 Years Old 2012 Single Cask (2018)
- Kilchoman 100% Islay 3rd Edition (2014)
- Kilchoman 2007 Vintage (2014)
- Kilchoman 2008 Vintage (2016)
- Kilchoman 8 Years Old 2011 Single Cask 490 (2020)
- Kilchoman Club 3rd Release (2015)
- Kilchoman Club 4th Release (2018)
- Kilchoman Coull Point (2014)
- Kilchoman Feis Ile 2016 (2016)
- Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2014 (2014)
- Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2015 (2016)
- Kilchoman Machir Bay 2013 (2013)
- Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014 (2014)
- Kilchoman Port Cask Matured (2014)
- Kilchoman Small Batch Release 2013 (2014)
