PBMichiganWolverine
Killowen Dalriadan part 1
Blended Malt — Ireland & Islay , Ireland
Reviewed
January 6, 2022 (edited January 29, 2022)
Wow, this is good.
And I’m not saying that because I’ve not had a drink since 3 weeks. A few orthodontic surgeries mandated I stay away from whiskey. As it is, I have only 1 pour a week anyway. I had a small pour of this, and was really amazed.
So, this is a 11 year Caol Ila matured in bourbon cask, blended with a 11 year Bushmill, at 40/60 percentage, and then further rested in Oloroso ( not sure for how long).
Nose is fresh lemons and a wisp of smoke. But the palette comes alive with smoke and sweet mangos and apricots. The smoke is like cigar…ashy. But that balance of sweet fruits and smoke is amazing.
I only had a small 3cl pour, but I’ll be looking for a bottle…seems hard to find though.
Highly recommended, if you can find a bottle.
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@Anthology they’re an IB ( more of a blender)—-a micro one I think. There’s an interesting article on them on malt.com
This sounds amazing. Will put it on my list. Never heard of Killowen before @PBMichiganWolverine . Are they are distillery/producer or strictly IB?
@ContemplativeFox i was totally caught off guard by this one. That smoke - fruit balance was amazing.
What an interesting concept! Connemara works nicely, so the smoky scotch with that aged bushmills apricot sounds like a great combination.