Kilkerran Bottled May 2007

Kilkerran Work in Progress 6 Bourbon Wood

I love Campbeltown whiskies, by that I mean everything of the Springbank range, not Glen Scotia. But it took me quite some time to eventually try the sister distillery of Springbank from the same owners. I'll admit I've been missing out. Nose: tones of apricots, honey, sunflower oil, with some underlying briny soft coastal notes. Palate: very...

Score 90/100

Kilkerran Work in Progress 5 Sherry Cask

Kilkerran is the single malt brought to market by the Glengyle distillery on Campbeltown (as the Glengyle name is already used by a company that offers a Highland blend). Their series Work in Progress already has a 10 Year Old, both on bourbon and sherry casks. I will try the previous edition on sherry, released in 2013. So this is 9 years old....

Score 88/100

Kilkerran Work in Progress 5 Sherry Cask

I'm a big fan of the Kilkerran Work In Progress series. These are remarkably robust expressions belying their fairly young(ish) age. This one has been matured in Sherry Wood and given that it's the 5th installment in the series should make it any where between 8 and 9 years old. I say should. I don't really know for sure. It has a crispy fresh...

Score 90/100

Kilkerran Work in Progress 7 Bourbon

The series Work In Progress is about to finish, is it not? I think it is about time the Glengyle distillery reveals a standard bottling. But in the meantime we will have to work with this WIP 7, that matured on bourbon casks and was bottled at cask strength. We are rid of the terrible pink label, only to be offered up this pale green monstrosity....

Score 88/100