Kilkerran 16 Year

Nose: Fresh flowers, vanilla Palate: sour ending, thin Finish: Medium Comment: disappontingly thin and quite a sour overall finish.

2021 release aged 75% in bourbon casks and 25% in sherry casks. Nice stuff but not the best from Campbeltown, prefer the 2020 open day triple distilled kilkerran. Nose: Honey, Raisins, Pineapples, Bananas, Coconuts, Peaches, Papayas, Cherries, Marshmallows Palate: Vanilla, Raisins, Marshmallows, Peaches, Papayas, Mangoes, Figs, Pecans Finish: Pineapples, Walnuts, Raisins, Pecans, Brown Sugar

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual Whisky Tasting, 08 October 2022). Nose: Sweet, artificial fruit sweets (Starburst), floral, hay, malty and cereal. Light hints of farmyard funk as background notes. Palate: Very sweet, light dry peat, kids sweets (pear drops), orange zest, orchard fruit (peach and apricot) Finish: Long finish. Dry, herbal, liquorice, leather, charcoal, aniseed 2022 edition Matured in 70% ex-bourbon & 30% ex-sherry casks Full bodied, lightly peated and very sweet - lots of reminders of childhood sweets, pear drops, foam bananas, liquorice - there's a lot going on, interesting and very tasty layers throughout. A fab, wee dram! Came fourth out of the six drams, with 13% of the final vote for favourite of the night. 67% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.