Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength (56.2% ABV)

Smoky, Bitey, Ex bourbon casks

Buttertart and lemon some noted which is a good way to sum this one up and I definitely get the later. It's a distillery I really want to love perhaps because it's (relatively) independent and from a great region but it by and large hasn't hit the mark. I just don't really enjoy the profile. The 12 year peaked at 3.75 for me and I'd like to try that again but the progress statements and this just don't float my boat flavour wise.

Notes for the 2018 edition which is 56.5% Appearance: pale straw and high viscosity Nose: powerful, youthful, light smoke, tobacco, leather, vanilla, fig, cereal, lemon, geranium, ripe banana, apple, and oak Palate: salty, bitter, high proof, sharp with a short to medium finish and low to medium complexity. Not unpleasant though. Adding water brings out the barley cereal-grain character. Really pleasant with water

Powerful cask strength whisky. On the nose I get light smoke, leather, fig, cereal, banana, and oak. Flavor is salty, and slightly bitter in a pleasant way. Definitely need water. After adding water, a really nice cereal wort taste comes through. Really interesting bottle.

Peat light, pear, honey, Spice lingers medium to long finish