Kilkerran 8 Year Old Sherry Cask Matured 2024 Release

Highly sought-after single malt from Campbeltown's Glengyle distillery, it's a Cask Strength Edition of Kilkerran 8 Year Old Single Malt, brimming with satisfying layers of sherry and smoke. Weighing in at a bold 57.4% ABV, this one spent its eight years maturing in Oloroso sherry casks, ensuring a wealth of dried fruit and cakey spice to complement its peaty core.

    Nose:   Notes of soft peat smoke, leather-bound books and sticky toffee pudding are present on the nose.

    Taste:    The familiar rich and dirty character of Kilkerran 8 Year Old sherry series is clear to taste. We also get thick date syrup, blackcurrants, cherries, redcurrants and a maritime coastal taste.

    Finish:    As the whisky develops, there are notes of ashy medicinal smoke, ginger and chocolate oranges.

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Mitchell’s Glengyle Distillery was founded by William Mitchell in 1872 and he ran the distillery as a sole proprietor before production ceased altogether in 1925. In November 2000, 75 years after Glengyle had last produced spirit, the buildings had been bought by a new company, Mitchell’s Glengyle Limited, headed by Mr Hedley Wright, chairman of J&A Mitchell and Co Ltd, and great-great nephew of William Mitchell, original founder of Glengyle. Kilkerran is the name that was chosen for the single malt produced at Mitchell’s Glengyle Distillery.
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.