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Kilkerran 12 Year
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed
December 28, 2016 (edited February 25, 2017)
Another bottle purchased almost solely on the basis of the buzz surrounding it's release. It hits all the right notes for me - the brine & cereal notes I associate with Springbank, with some citrus and the ubiquitous "dried fruit". Pepper dominates the finish, but not unpleasantly so. It didn't quite live up to the hype for me, but perhaps that will change as I get further into the bottle. If you dig Springbank's usual bottles, Kilkerran 12 will feel familiar.
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I'm half way through this bottle and I came back here to give it another star. Kilkerran 12 opened beautifully. What a fantastic whisky. The maritime notes I detected at opening are still there, but mature and perfectly rounded. Maybe this did live up to the hype after all. Not only am I getting another bottle, but I'm eagerly looking forward to older versions as they become available. If the 12 is any indication, an 18 will be spectacular. I'd also really love to see other finishes. They have a sherry cask "Work in Progress", but honestly, kind of getting burnt out on Sherry. Let's see a port or maderia cask expression! This is seriously good stuff.