Kilkerran 12 Year

One of Campbeltown's distilleries that i haven't had too many expressions to form an overall opinion of their whiskies, is this Glengyle Distillery, home of the Kilkerran Single Malt. The name Kilkerran, comes from the gaelic "Cean loch cillie kiaran" which kind of translates to "Home of Saint Kieran", who is one of the Irish Apostles, who is widely accepted to have been a prior top saint to Saint Patrick. This is a 12yo expression, bottled at 46%abv. On the nose, very tropical. Pineapple, vainilla, peach halves and dates. Definitively notes of figs, pastry cream and a mild peat, that shows itself as a pond / swamp. On tne palate, it starts with a lovely Capn' Crunch cereal, maize. Raw rice and the glue you lick to close paper envelopes. Aftertaste has a nice punch to it. A ghostly cereal note, honey and ginger. Overall, my second Kilkerran ever has not dissapointed me. This is a solid good dram for a 12yo core expression. Maybe not too complex, but the notes it has, are very well delivered. My score for it is 88 over 100.

Un whisky différent offrant un superbe équilibre. Des beaux arômes fruités (agrumes surtout), du peat légèrement fumé intégré avec discrétion, chêne, canelle/épices, belle rondeur avec des notes de vanille et miel. Bonne base de malts rôtis. Solide texture huileuse. Finale longue et tout en finesse. Jai adoré!

Nose: vanilla caramel, light smoke, salt, dried cherry Palate: light and smokey upfront, vanilla sweet mid palate, develepes into peppery pungent notes Finish: long, peppery. Peat, oak and sweetness remans longer