Kilkerran, made at the Glengyle distllery, exists partially to ensure Campbeltown is recognised as a Scotch whisky region. After a series of ‘work in progress’ releases, its first standard bottling, a 12 year old, came out over a year ago. This 8 year old cask strength release continues Kilkerran’s 100% hit-rate.
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Here are my notes:
Nose: a little earth, some citrus fruit (lemon?) and strawberry Fruitellas
Taste: Plenty of citrus fruit! Cookie dough. It has a slightly savoury edge, perhaps some delicate mushrooms
F: A long lemon and pepper finish
Quite a light colour on this one.
Nose: grassy, apples and Parma violets.
Taste: rather gloppy mouthfeel (a good thing), lime, cough syrup and mild spice.
This one’s another shape-shifter, seems to taste quite different every sip. Not my favourite though TBH.
This was a bit more of a challenge than I expected, I found it hard to pin down flavours but I enjoyed its sweet / dry balance:
Nose: Smoky cooking apples, sprouting seeds, tarred wood
Taste: Plum jam, dried apricots, lovely balance of sweetness and dryness, cherry Tunes
Finish: Exotic herbs, fizzy cherry
Nose: campfire embers on a damp morning. Prunes.
Taste: thinner and drier than I was expecting.
Finish: meh. Medium.
Score: 6