Islay’s Farm Distillery Celebrates 20 Years of Single Malts

Kilchoman Distillery marked its 20th anniversary in 2025, and founder Anthony Wills will be in the U.S. for a series of anniversary tastings this week. Before he left, he joined us for an in-depth interview covering everything from the distillery’s beginnings to the state of the whisky industry today. In the news, Scotch whisky industry leaders are still hoping for relief from U.S. trade tariffs, while an impending government shutdown threatens to derail whisky label approvals. We’ll have the details, along with word of a bunch of new whiskies released this week. 

Episode 1127: September 21, 2025

Links: Kilchoman Distillery | Anthony Wills’s U.S. Tour | Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame | Jim Beam | Gordon & MacPhail | International Beverage | Milam & Greene | Liberty Pole Spirits | Dad’s Hat Rye | Stoll & Wolfe | West Overton Village

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