The best part about these bottlings is their incredible pricing - most of these will retail around $200, though it can vary greatly by market. It is a great opportunity for scotch enthusiasts to have some really mature whisky at value prices. 

Kilkerran is the first in a series of releases from the Mitchell's Glengyle Distillery

AVAILABLE end of JULY

Mitchell's Glengyle Distillery is Campbeltown's first new distillery in over 100 years. This marks the inaugural global release from the distillery, and kicks off the "Work in Progress" series that will follow the maturation of Kilkerran Single Malt to 12 years of age.

Malt Advocate's John Hansell interviewed Frank McHardy, Director of Distilleries for Springbank & Mitchell's...Why Kilkerran when they are already producing three other malts?

"After all, he's already making three different kinds of whisky at the Springbank distillery-lightly peated Springbank which is distilled 2½ times, heavily peated Longrow which is distilled twice, and unpeated Hazelburn which is triple-distilled." Frank's response was that he wanted to make a more traditional Campebeltown style whisky- distilled twice and lighty peated (about 10-12 ppm phenol).            

-maltadvocate.com

Kilkerran Single malt is lightly peated for 6 hours, and is double distilled.

Nose: An initial burst of perfume leads into a sweet, fruity and ultimately spicy aroma. Palate: Cloves, more fruits sweetness. Considering that this dram is a work in progress, it is already lively, zesty and full of flavor. Finish: The sweetness lasts through to the finish with hints of vanilla lingering on the tongue.