Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch 8 Single Malt Whisky

Batch seven of Capmbeltown Distillery, Kilkerran heavily peated single malt is a smoky, maritime dram. Matured in 90% bourbon casks and 10% sherry casks, bottled at 58.4% and presented with no added colour and no chill filtration.

• Kilkerran heavily peated batch 8 opens up to reveal citrus notes, vanilla cheesecake, rhubarb and custard sweets
• Delicate peat smoke
• Freshly baked Bramley apple pie and sweet salted caramel
• The peat is prolific yet well integrated
• A fresh coastal influence evokes memories of a blustery, busy, sea sprayed harbour
• Long and creamy
• Notes of toasted oak and pencil shavings give way to a lasting sweet, fruity peat smoke

Kilkerran is the name chose for the single malt from the Mitchell’s Glengyle Distillery, there are two reasons for this. Firstly, the name Glengyle is used for Highland malt . Mitchell’s Glengyle Ltd were not able to purchase the rights to use that name. Wanting to avoid any confusion between the newest single malt and a pre-existing Highland malt.

Secondly, Mitchell’s Glengyle Ltd are proud to be continuing and adding to the great Campbeltown Distilling tradition. The choice of name reflects that.

Kilkerran is from the Gaelic ‘Ceann Loch Cille Chiarain’ the name of the original settlement where Saint Kerran had his religious cell. This is where Campbeltown now stands. Kilkerran is a suitable name for a new Campbeltown malt, since it was unusual for the old Campbeltown distilleries to take the name Glen. A custom more usually associated with the Speyside region.