Kilkerran 12 Year

This needs more time and a bottle(s) to ponder...A nose that reminds me of Highland Park 18 year but more alive and urgent. Peat and heather....citrus and floral honey but also a note of the sea. You get a real sense of place like few drams just from the nose. Not a huge whisky but when its this good who cares. Oily and refined are my first impressions. Great mouth feel and the taste lingers for a long time. Like I said who cares that this isn't a big upfront whisky. While we are in the middle of a peat arms race (which I'm rather enjoying ;-) ) its also great and timely to see a dram where peat is part of an ensemble cast. Also must be noted this is not heavy in tannin or spice - a touch of pepper may be but the finish is like I said all part of an ensemble performance. Wonderful stuff - one of my all time favourites and thanks to Cascade for turning me on to this. 5 stars or 96 but frankly who cares what the score is just pass me the bottle.