My one pour of the week...had this last night while watching The Hunt. Sometimes things aren’t what they seem. Like back in grad school, I casually dated this one woman, we’ll call her B. B was a free spirit. Did what she wanted, said what was on her mind, and loved the casual part in the relationship rather than taking things a step more ( which, for a young grad student, was perfect). But, she kept saying how she’s in a Triad, with “D” and “ S”, and if I minded it at all. I never understood how someone so peace loving and borderline tree hugging can possibly belong in a vicious Chinese Triad mafia. Besides, she wasn’t Asian. I don’t know, maybe the Chinese mafia loosened their recruiting parameters. But I never asked details...she was gorgeous, and I just thanked my lucky situation. But after a few weeks, she kept insisting I should meet D” and “S”. I kept saying no...I really had no intentions of meeting mafia. One day, she surprised me. We were out at a restaurant. She said “ I invited the Triad over...I know you don’t want to meet them, but they’re a part of me, and I need you to accept them”. I was terrified. I figured I’d be sliced up with swords and nunchucks. “D” and “S” walk into the restaurant. Wait...they’re not Asian either. In fact, “D” seems as if he’s really over-weight...they must’ve REALLY loosened up Triad recruiting practices. Half way through dinner, not a single conversation on mafia things...I figured out Triad can also mean 3 people in a polyamory relationship....and I was being asked to be the fourth. And that my friends, leads me to this pour...it’s not really your typical Kilchoman. I expect Kilchoman to be more complex, pettier, layered with fruits and smoke. This...this was flat. Got the peat on the nose, but the palette was tepid. My 2nd Kilchoman ever I didn’t like ( only other being the Port one). Moral of the story: don’t go in assuming—--might not turn out what you originally think.