Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch No. 1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky

This is the first batch of super heavily peated Kilkerran whisky from the Glengyle distilery on Campbeltown. Peated to 84 ppm, bottled at a cask strength of 59.3% abv and matured in a combination of ex bourbon and ex sherry casks (55% bourbon & 45% sherry) this packs quite a punch!! Nose – Fresh apples. mixed seeds, strawberry laces and confectionary sweets. Smouldering campfire and toasted marshmallows. Palate – Grlled fruit, cooking popcorn, caramelised brown sugar, puff pastry and peppermint creams. Finish – Toasted oats, salted beef, butter, parma ham and crushed vanilla pods.

Glengyle is a Campbeltown distillery founded by William Mitchell in 1872. After being bought by the West Highlands Malt Distilleries group, it closed in 1925 following the crisis and only reopened in 2000 when it was bought by the Springbank team, who equipped it with stills from the former Ben Wyvis distillery. Distillation recommenced in 2004 and the first single malt was bottled in 2007. Interestingly, J&A Mitchell bought only the distillery and not the Glengyle brand, which is owned by Glen Scotia, leading to bottlings being released under the name Kilkerran.