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Kilchoman Distillery
In September 2009 the first single malt was released as a 3 year old. It's a rather peaty dram, much like the other whiskies from Kilchoman, and taste surprisingly well for a young whisky. In june 2011 the first single malt released from barley grown, malted, distilled, matured and bottled at the distillery called "100% Islay". February 2012 saw the release of "Machir Bay", the entry level whisky of Kilchoman. Later in April saw the 5 year old Shery Cask matured release.
Distillery Info, Tours and visitor centre opening hoursVisitor Centre Opening Hours Cafe Opening Hours Distillery Tours (£5) Special Tours Contact Info
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Kilchoman distillery is the latest of the famous Islay distilleries and is a so called farm distillery or micro distillery. Kilchoman is pronounced as kil-ho-man. Kilchoman distillery is located on the west side of Islay, close to the Atlantic Ocean and Loch Gorm. The distillery, which began production in June 2005, was the first to be built on the island of Islay in 124 years. Kilchoman's whisky is completely produced on site, from the own grown barley, the maltings, the distilling to the bottling in their own bottling hall.
A tour at Kilchoman is a nice experience because every part of the process takes place in one building which makes the entire process easy to follow and understand. The visitor centre has a nice shop as well as an excellent cafe.
Shop/Tour: 
+ 44 (0) 1496 850011
+ 44 (0) 1496 850156
Books from Amazon
Andrew Jefford - Peat Smoke and Spirit
Those who discover malt whisky quickly learn that the malts made on the Isle of Islay are some of the wildest and most characterful in the malt-whisky spectrum.
