Distillery | Glengyle |
Bottler | OB |
Serie | Work in progress |
Bottled for | X |
Distilled date | Not Specified |
Bottling date | 2012 |
Country | Scotland |
Region | Campbeltown |
Age | Not Specified |
Cask Type | X |
Cask Number | LABEL Orange Label |
Alcohol percentage | 46 |
Volume | 0,70 |
Condition | In original container |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
Volume | 0,70 |
Condition | No original carton included |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
Issued before they started to separate ‘bourbon’ and ‘sherry’ versions. Colour: white wine. Nose: blend kiwi and gooseberry juices, and then mature in clay (old Roman or Greek amphoras would do the trick). Season with a wee slice of Pirelli P-Zero, some iron filings, perhaps a little basalt powder, and presto, you have this little Kilkerran. Mouth: do the same, but add also some black pepper, some soot, and perhaps a smidgen of pili-pili chilli, African style. Almost forgot to mention grapefruit juice. And perhaps fresh walnut skins. Good, rather oily body. Finish: long, a little harsh, perhaps but some hints of fennel and more grapefruit save it. Comments: this batch was still a little rough and raw, and the pepper and chilli a notch too loud, perhaps, but it’s characterful spirit. I find it also rather funny to see how it echoes its remote cousin – not a business cousin mind you, new Benromach. Already very potent and assertive!