Kilchoman Distillery has revealed that Henrik Mork from Oslo, Norway, has won its landmark prize draw for the first-ever 20-year-old release from Cask No. 1. The winner was chosen from thousands of entries as the Islay distillery celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025.
The prize bottle was drawn from Kilchoman’s Cask No. 1, the first cask filled on 14 December 2005 and bottled exactly 20 years later.
A portion of ticket sales will be donated to local Islay charities, including the RNLI and Islay & Jura Sick Children’s Fund.
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READ THE STORY“I can’t quite believe I have won such a historic bottle of Kilchoman,” said Henrik Mork, winner of the prize draw. “It was only by chance that I ended up visiting the distillery when I was on Islay. I just couldn’t resist entering the prize draw after learning the story behind Kilchoman’s unique farm distillery and seeing the stunning bottle and box on display.”
Founded in 2005, Kilchoman was the first new distillery to open on Islay in more than 124 years.
The distillery previously released three individual bottles from Cask No. 1 at three, ten, and seventeen years of age, raising over £20,000 for Scottish charities.
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“Over the years, we’ve released three individual bottles from Cask No. 1 at three, ten, and seventeen years of age, raising over £20,000 for Scottish charities,” said Anthony Wills, founder and managing director of Kilchoman Distillery. “It’s our honour to donate a portion of the proceeds from this prize draw to charities here on Islay, including RNLI and Islay & Jura Sick Children’s Fund, who play a vital role in our community.”
The Cask No. 1 bottle is presented in a handcrafted casing with a layered lid reflecting the distillery’s growth. The box showcases five distinct production techniques using paper from fellow family business GF Smith.
Engraved on Islay, the glass bottle features the distillery skyline and includes a handwritten note from Anthony Wills.
Kilchoman remains the only distillery on Islay to embody a complete ‘barley to bottle’ philosophy. The distillery has increased production capacity from 100,000 liters of alcohol per year to 600,000 liters.
Barley production has expanded from 100 to 400 tonnes per year as Kilchoman whisky is now available in over 70 countries.
