Whisky Producer Profile - Glengyle (Kilkerran Whiskies)

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Glengyle (Kilkerran Whiskies) | Est. 1872

[glen-GUY-ull (KILL-kahren)] Campbeltown Scotch $169 Median Price

Independently Owned

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Overall, Glengyle (Kilkerran Whiskies) is known for:

Peat

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Smoked

(9)

Salt

(8)

Vanilla

(7)

Oak

(6)

Lemon

(5)

Producer Overview

Glengyle distillery is a long-established Scotch whisky production centre in Campbeltown, Argyll & Bute, that closed down in 1925. In 2000 it was totally re-planned as the first new Scottish distillery of the millennium. Its single malts are bottled under the name Kilkerran. The Glengyle distillery was founded in 1872 by William Mitchell and completed in 1873. Shortly after completion in 1873 a storm took off the roof of the distillery. Mitchell had previously been involved with Springbank Distillery but following a quarrel with his brother John, with whom he owned Springbank, he first joined his other brothers at Reichlachan distillery before venturing out on his own. In 1919 the distillery was sold as a result of the post-war economic downturn which was badly affecting all the distilleries in the Campbeltown Region. It was up for auction again in 1923 and sold for £350 (equivalent to £21,200 in 2021) in 1924 and by 1925 had ceased production with all remaining stock being sold off. After being used as a rifle range, an attempt to reopen the distillery by Sir Maurice Bloch, who, with his brother, also owned the Glen Scotia distillery, failed due to Second World War as did a second attempt by Campbell Henderson Ltd. in the 1950s. In late 2000 the company of Mitchell's Glengyle Ltd. was formed with the express purpose of renovating and rebuilding the Glengyle distillery. Mitchell's Glengyle is associated with the Springbank Distillery, and both operations come under the guidance of Mr. Hedley Wright, a descendant of the Mitchell Family, the original owners of both businesses. Over the next four years the buildings were repaired to an adequate standard, being restored in line with the local area and the buildings' listed status (protected by law). Read more...