Kilkerran 8 Years Old 2024 is Glengyle's annual cask-strength release from Campbeltown. This edition spent its full maturation in oloroso-seasoned oak and is bottled at 57.4% volume, non-chill-filtered and natural colour. CASK PROGRAMME: There is no secondary finish and no blend of bourbon and sherry casks, so the maturation statement is simple: one age, one wood programme, bottled at cask strength. SERVING: add water slowly in a Glencairn and give it time to settle before judging the spirit. It suits aged Manchego, Stilton, dark chocolate or fruit cake. With cigars, choose a medium-bodied Nicaraguan or Honduran robusto rather than something too heavy.
Tasting notes
Deep mahogany with amber-bronze edges.
Ripe black cherry, dried fig, cocoa nib, toasted walnut and a whisper of sea salt.
Dark chocolate, stewed plum, espresso, clove and a signature oily maritime texture threading through.
Long, warming finish with dried fruit, gentle brine and a fading thread of toasted oak.
Founded in 1872 by William Mitchell on the Kintyre peninsula, Glengyle closed in 1925 during Campbeltown's long decline. In 2000, Hedley Wright of J. & A. Mitchell, the family behind Springbank, bought and fully rebuilt the site; production restarted in 2004.Because the Glengyle name was already registered for a blend, the single malts carry the name Kilkerran, the old Gaelic name for Campbeltown itself. The first new Campbeltown single malt of the 21st century. House style: lightly peated, saline, maritime, oily.
