Adaminak
Kilkerran 12 Year
Single Malt — Campbeltown, Scotland
Reviewed
February 24, 2020 (edited March 5, 2021)
This is obviously a Campbeltown product. The nose is brine and lemon and grass, with just a touch of smoke, as though from a fire doused the night before. Palate leads with lemons, then lemon oil, then a flash of wet hay and finally the smoke appears and carries it to the short, slightly sweet, clean finish. This is quite good, and something I would gladly drink on a regular basis. The only problem I have is that Springbank exists, and the 10 yr is cheaper and has many of the same flavors (in different proportion) plus a few more, while for only a few dollars more, the Springbank 12yr CS blows this out of the water. It's good, but I think Springbank does it better.
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@ngolofane I'm in South Carolina. My last SB 10 was $60, and the Kilkerran 12 is $70.
Springbank must be cheaper where you are. Here in the US I can’t touch the 10 for less than $65.
This one is on my shopping list for Wednesday. Even more interesting now with your review since I have the Springbank 10y and a sample of the SB 12y cask strength at home. So I guess a side-by-side comparison will be interesting.