Kilchoman and the Whisky bridge to History

EPISODE · Aug 28, 2019 · 17 MIN

Kilchoman and the Whisky bridge to History

from Malted Memoirs · host Tom Good

Recently a friend turned me on to Kilchoman Machir Bay. Due to my history compulsion I was forced to look into the history of the whisky’s namesake. Upon researching Machir Bay I discovered a huge bond between Islay and many of my fallen countrymen. Nearly 200 WW1 American soldiers were laid to rest near the village of Kilchoman after a tragedy on the shores of Machir Bay in October 1918

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