Tasting notes (whiskynotes.be)
Nose: Strong peat with a generous creamy note, think cream soda with shortbread and hints of vanilla cream. Then hints of banana cake, some coconut aromas. After a while also a honeyed, lightly tropical hint that reminds me of modern Bowmore production. Some coastal elements in the background.
Palate: same echoes of Bowmore in my opinion, albeit with a firmer peaty footprint. Hints of mango, lime and pink grapefruit, along with honey. Then it moves to caramel before the charred herbs make it drier and a tad harsher. Gets a little woody, with a charred and tannic edge.
Finish: long lasting, with more charred notes, fading peat smoke, black peppercorns and charred rosemary. A good option if you’re into heavily peated Campbeltown whisky. The nice fruitiness of this release is a positive surprise, in my opinion.
Kilkerran 2024 Release Heavily Peated Batch 10 Cask Strength 700ml 57.8%
$149.00
Small batch whisky from Glengyle Distillery.
Details
700ml: 57.8% alc
Region: Campbeltown
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon, Ex Sherry
Batch No: 10
Bottler: Glengyle distillery
Release Date: September 2024 (AU)
Description
Description:
Heavily Peated Kilkerran is released twice per year by the distillery at cask strength and around 45PPM. Although the maturation can vary, it is typically matured predominantly in Bourbon casks.
This Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch #10 is the much-anticipated 2024 release. The whisky was matured in a marriage of 90% ex-bourbon casks and 10% ex-sherry casks and bottled at cask strength with no chill-filtered and no added colouring. As with previous editions, even though these are relatively young whiskies, they showcase the distillery style first and foremost.
Unfortunately, Kilkerran bottlings are no longer a ‘best kept secret’ with small allocations making it to our shores and bottles snapped up around the world at lightning speed. This expression will sell out fast so, it’s limited to one bottle per customer.
Why the name Kilkerran?
The name ‘Kilkerran’ is used for two reasons. Firstly, because the name ‘Glengyle’ is already used for a blended Highland malt and Mitchell’s Glengyle Ltd were not able to purchase the rights to use that name that. Secondly, and more importantly, owners ‘Glengyle Ltd’ are very proud to be continuing the great Campbeltown Distilling tradition and the choice of name reflects that. Kilkerran is derived from the Gaelic ‘Ceann Loch Cille Chiarain’ which is the name of the original settlement where Saint Kerran had his religious cell and where Campbeltown now stands. Kilkerran is thought to be a suitable name for a new Campbeltown malt since it was unusual for the old Campbeltown.
Limited to 1 per Customer
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