Kilchoman inaugural release islay single malt scotch whisky. The historic 1st general release bottling from islay's newest distillery launched september 2009. Matured in ex bourbon barrels for up to 3 years and finished in sherry cask for a further 6 months. 9,000 bottle release. Kilchoman kilchoman distillery was established by anthony wills in 2005 at rockside farm near the centuries old kilchoman cross and the old kilchoman church on the isle of islay. Kilchoman distillery is a malt whisky distillery which malts barley grown in rockside fields and bottles kilchoman single malt whisky at the distillery using local islay water. Field to bottle. Kilchoman is the newest and most westerly of islays distilleries and with just two small stills it is one of the smallest working distilleries in scotland.