Been looking for this for some time and it was worth it. Pours a slightly dark straw color. Nose is salt and smoke. The smoke hits you upfront with an almost honey sweetness on the back end. As other reviews here have stated, it's more of a "smoked meat" smoke. Medium mouthfeel and long finish. I was able to compare this with Springbank 10 and liked this better. The Springbank was very good but the flavors in the Kilkerran just stood out more. I need to try one of the 12 year Springbanks for a true comparison.