Having done many a distillery tour they can easily be the same so it was really nice to have a different take on distillery tour. The staff were amazing from start to finish. The tour around the distillery was interesting and in each area a different dram was offered and gratefully received. The banter was great not only from the guide but from all the staff we bumped into along the way from the handyman to the shop assistant. A special dram was presented at the end to enjoy. Well worth a visit and look for the tours and tastings in the good weather as they also have them outside on the beautiful machir bay. I’ll certainly be back

Instead of being located along the water to facilitate transport of their whisky, Kilchoman is located on a farm in the hills of Islay. The five mile drive on a single lane road through pastures with sheep and cattle is reason enough to visit. The staff have a strong sense of pride in their 100% Islay orientation. There also is a small cafe with surprisingly good sandwiches.

A bit over an hour bike ride from Bowmore to Kilchoman distillery. The ride is beautiful. The only distillery not on the coast but in the middle of knowhere. But what a beautiful bike ride. The very friendly staff is giving very good Tours. This distillery is established since 2005 and brand new compare to the others. Very promising distillery. At present the smallest on Islay, in the future they will grow.

Stopped by during the last week of March. We couldn’t fit the tour into our schedule, unfortunately, but enjoyed a tasty lunch and even tastier drams at the tasting bar. They offer free pours of a few of their core range products, and everything else was very low priced (easily encouraging you to buy a full bottle afterwards!). I ended up walking out with a distillery exclusive single cask bottle. Their visitor center is a great space and the staff were very friendly. I would certainly recommend stopping by!

Three male adults did the tour. Wife (driver) and daughter did walks around the lovely Machir Bay while we were busy. Discovered them during lockdown when we did a home/virtual tasting on FB. Currently the newest distillery on Islay (although Ardnahoe & Port Ellen in production and 2 others planned). I like their concept of producing 100% on Islay, although it's only a small part of their range. Kirsteen did a great tour, and tasting selections were really good and generous. I will buy some of these. Certainly the biggest, and possibly the best, gift shop I saw on the island. Cafe is also really good - a great Cullen Skink! Book ahead for the cafe if you can, not many other options in this part of the island. A detour to Machir Bay is also wonderful to see.

Great to see a comprehensive distillery set up. The concept of farm to bottle is a great one. The smaller scale production to some of the other bigger places on the island is a fantastic concept. Being able to taste the 100% islay whisky while standing in the malting floor was a very nice touch. Lunch in the cafe was also really good. Fresh wholesome food. Cannot go past it.

We were cycling around this part of Islay and came across this distillery. The staff were amazing and we had a great coffee and cake. Tasted a few of the whiskies and settled on a sherry cask version. Stunning whiskey one of the best I have ever tasted. Great story here about all the barley coming from the adjacent fields.

Had a nice lunch on a wet, miserable afternoon. They had a good little menu with an adequate choice of things for lunch. The food came pretty quickly after ordering, and it was hot and fresh. The staff were very very busy, and it was a bit tricky getting the bill only to be told to pay on the way out the door.

We when to the Kilchoman distillery on a bit of a whim. We had been for a walk and wanted somewhere for lunch. We were also on a bit of a whisky tour, however this distillery didn't feature on our list to visit. How wrong we were and pleased we visited. As one of the newer distillery kilchoman was completely different. It really felt and looked is like a farm shop. The main area was open and bright, the cafe tucked away to the left. The food was wonderful, we all had soup and a sandwich perfect after a cold summer walk. The drive to the main distillery was flanked by barley fields with signs to tell you the field name and what barley was being grown. Definitely a hidden gem.

We did the Limited Edition Tour and Tasting with Sharon and had a wonderful experience. Even in the driving rain the visitor centre felt comfortable, and Sharon was knowledge and friendly making for an excellent two hours, in addition to being able to stay and drink the whiskies at our leisure afterwards to be able to savour them. We decided we would do an upgraded tour at only one distillery on Islay and it was definitely worth choosing Kilchoman for that. We also ate lunch in the cafe and the food was delicious, would recommend getting lunch before or after a tour here.