Kilchoman Distillery
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Bottling
Our range of single malts are all bottled on site at the distillery, eventually completing the journey from barley to bottle. We are very proud to have every stage of production at Kilchoman, from barley growing in the fields around the distillery to bottling on site. Kilchoman…
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Maturing
Our single malt is matured in a combination of cask types sourced from the finest producers around the world. Each barrel contributes a unique character and colour to balance with Kilchoman’s classic peat smoke and floral sweetness. Our two main cask types, bourbon barrels and…
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Distilling
The unique size and shape of our stills produce unparalleled levels of copper contact, allowing for the marriage of earthy, maritime peat smoke and light floral citrus notes which characterises Kilchoman single malt. As with all stages of production at Kilchoman, our stills are…
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Fermenting
Once the sweet, malty and slightly smoky wort is drained from the mash tun, distiller’s yeast is added to trigger fermentation and the creation of alcohol. Our 90 hour fermentation allows for the development of complex esters and the build-up of lactic acid which produces…
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Mashing
After peating, the barley is rested before making its journey to the still house for the next stage. Our two custom built hand-operated 1.2 tonne mash tuns are put to work on a daily basis to extract fermentable sugars from the crushed barley grains. This liquid, known as wort,…
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Peating
Cut from Islay’s many ocean-soaked peat bogs and used to smoke the germinating barley, the unique make-up of Islay peat adds waves of rich, maritime smoky character to the whisky. During the peating process the barley absorbs the distinct Islay peat character, adding layers of…
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Malting
Kilchoman is one of only a few distilleries still practicing traditional floor malting, a process that many of Scotland’s distilleries have outsourced with the arrival of commercial distilling. The process involves soaking the barley in water before it is laid on a concrete…
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HARVEST
Rockside Farm has some of Islay’s most fertile ground. It is here, in the fields surrounding the distillery, where we can grow up to 440 tonnes of barley each year. Sown each Spring, once Islay’s 50,000 geese have migrated, our farm team care for the barley over the summer…
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100% islay
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