consamp
Kilkerran 12 Year
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed
October 4, 2018 (edited March 29, 2020)
As a big fan of peat I have noticed my collection was rather lopsided with islay. I decided to rectify that by buying my first Campbeltown. An interesting card was inserted into the whisky tube (is there a technical term for these?) along with the bottle explaining the different colored labels signifying the different age statements. My shop only had the 12 year which corresponds to the white label.
The first few things I noticed on the nose was sweet peat (apparently I did not branch out far enough), vanilla, rosemary, brine, and lemon. I was surprised not picking up any red fruits as I know this spent some time in sherry casks. The oiliness of the palate was very welcome, contrasting to sweet sugar coated grapefruit with a twinge of green apple and lemon (blink and you will miss these flavors). Finally the smoke and brine swarm the palate with something I would describe as a warm peppered goat cheese on the finish.
I am very happy with this purchase at $40 and am looking forward to exploring this bottle more. I recommend without reservation and am excited to see Kilkerran release older expressions as time marches forward. I hope to see the price stay reasonable as they will undoubtedly will be praised in the future if this 12 is any indication of the direction the distillery is taking.
4.5/5
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@consamp Great review (warm peppered goat cheese - love it!). Prices will probably stay fair as long as J&A Mitchell's are in control, and I don't see that changing.
@1901 Thank you kindly! Best of luck on the hunt.
Mmmm warm peppered goat's cheese! Great review @consamp. I'll have to track this down.
@PBMichiganWolverine I agree, this is quality for the masses. I will purchase anything I can get my hands on and sing their praises.
@consamp i personally think they’re hitting the right metrics: affordable, no bullshit marketing with fancy cases ( hey HP Viking...listening?), and age statements. Try their 8 yr old...just as good, with of course the added youth vibrancy