S3E3 - Kilkerran (12yr & 8yr cask strength)

This Is My Dram - The Whisky & Music Podcast

Some whiskies are superstars. You see them on every shelf, at every tasting event and all too often, on your bank statement too. Other drams are a little more hidden, the gleeful reserve of those in the know - until of course word gets around and suddenly everybody wants a slice. Kilkerran whisky trickled out slowly as a series of Work In Progress bottlings since re-opening in 2004 - the newest, old distillery in Campbelltown as they say - before the core bottling 12 Year finally arrived in 2016 to notable whispers of approval. A year later, Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength was released and the secret was very much now, out. Thanks to the keen shelf-eye of Stu, we were fortunate to have both the 12 Year and the 8 Year CS to enjoy on this episode. We were also joined by David Allen, Regional Sales Manager at Springbank and Glengyle Distilleries who was able to give us the lowdown on current and future plans for the Kilkerran range.

Our playlist theme was the needlessly convoluted and militantly regulated niche of records by musicians or bands who have released music under a different name that they're less well known for. Sorry Reg, Elton can't come in. This was inspired by the fact that unusually for single malt Scotch, Kilkerran is actually produced at Campbelltown's historically famous Glengyle distillery.

The tracks that feature on the podcast, in full, are:

Stu’s 1st selection: Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) – Redbone
Andy’s 1st selection: Grinderman (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) – Palaces of Montezuma
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Stu’s 2nd selection: New Order (Joy Division) – Bizarre Love Triangle
Andy’s 2nd selection: Gorillaz (Damon Albarn) – Clint Eastwood

For the playlist, Andy and Stu selected some more masked heroes and caped crusaders including Bowie as Ziggy, a different shade of Green Day, Dylan of the family Wilbury and Aphex Twin as well, Aphex Twin essentially.

We also launched our #buylocaltimd campaign to encourage listeners to seek out bottles from their local whisky dealer. Check out the interactive map and get in touch on twitter with your own suggestions. Stu pointed out that we've been producing podcasts for a whole year at the time of recording and we stumbled through an incoherent yet heartfelt thank you to all our wonderful listeners.

Thanks very much to David Allen for joining us on this episode and check out our Dramier League scores for both delicious bottlings from Kilkerran.