Kilkerran 12 Year

Green apples or soured green vegetables slightly rotten. Touches of caramel. Honey, beeswax and lanolin, leather work gloves. With water: caramel green apples and sheepskins. Nuts and guava on the mouth. Guava to leather and gasoline on the finish Dry oak in the dry glass This was more restrained on the nose than the 2017-2018 kilkerran 8 but more voluptuous one the palate. Pure guava and leather after a hit of nuttiness

Just beautiful. Understanding that it's not for everyone, I do think it's a beautiful drink that gets you fully into the transition from medium-peated scotch to the next level. Nose: A dash of smoke that leads into an abundance of smells: Ripe mango, the ocean, brisket and meaty walnut along with some creamy vanilla. Taste: Pepper, cinnamon, vanilla...very traditional flavors. The mid-palate offers up something untraditional though, as I get a brie cheese and orchard fruit. Is this finished with a sherry cask at all? That dried fruit and nuttiness shows up as if there's sherry. Mango again on the taste. That smoke touch gives it a pleasant meat vibe. It all melds together like a bacon-wrapped fig. Finish: Coats your mouth perfectly. A little tanic dryness, but the fruit elements give it a balancing juicy quality. That subtle smoke and peaty earthiness transitions smoothly to a relatively gentle (but not boring) finish. Overall: Complex. Cohesive. Accessible enough for someone like myself who's entering the world of smoke/peat-heavy drams...but I'd imagine it can be appreciated by those with super experienced palates given all that's going on here. That's what amazes me: there are so many things happening, but they are balanced and flow into each other beautifully. Value: At $70, I think this is a brilliant scotch and worth having in your collection (by taste, it hangs with some $90-$100 scotches that I've purchased). it makes me excited to try more Campbeltown offerings.

Very slight smoke in the flavour. A decent whisky although I would look to others first if I want a sweeter whisky.