Glengyle Distillery Kilkerran 8 Year Old Bourbon Cask Matured Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - 2022 Release

The alternative release to the Sherried version spent eight years maturing in Bourbon casks before being bottled at a robust 55.8% ABV without chill filtration. Some tasters prefer this expression over the sherried bottling because it gets you closer to the distillery style.

Other reviews... Nose: very chalky with a firm salty side. A lot of dusty grains come out, which is lovely. Then gentle horse stable aromas, motor oil and new Chamois leather. Earthy notes too, as well as some hardwood polish, lemon peels and pebbles on a beach. Dried grass and a soft sooty note in the background too. Funky but absolutely spot on. Mouth: bursting with character again. Sweet dough, barley and yellow apples. Then it becomes chalky and mineral again, with that salty note, dried herbs and a puff of peat smoke. Also hints of cardboard, which blend in nicely. Heather, more engine oil  and hints of grapefruit towards the end. Pepper too. Finish: really long and earthy, on chalk, grapefruits, green tea and salt. A lovely drop. Even though it has a few youngish notes and complexity on the palate isn’t huge, it delivers all the Campbeltown funk and then some. A great quirky profile and bourbon casks really make the spirit shine. Still available in a few smaller shops. - whiskynotes.be

Notes from the producers... Nose – A floral element, reminiscent of elderflower and heather, introduces this dram. There are notes of vanilla and custard creams and a confectionery note akin to foam bananas. Palate – Notes of cocoa nibs and Iberico ham are introduced on the palate, paired an earthy peat smoke influence. The development of a tropical note comes through in hints of pineapple and coconut. Finish – The peat smoke lingers in the finish along with a digestive biscuit note.