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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) each day tastings. Santé! |
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February 23, 2022
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Official and semi-official Kilkerran
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Two wee whiskies from Glengyle of Campbeltown a.okay.a. Kilkerran. A disgrace and a pity that there would not be extra of the make. I discover all of them fairly sensible… when there’s one or two.
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Kilkerran 8 yo ‘Cask Energy Batch 5’ (56.9%, OB, 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Casks, 2021) 
Taking my time. Must be good, until we come across a type of whacky sherry casks. Bourbon or refill are at all times fairly extraordinary, sherry’s much less constant, in my humble opinion. Color: full gold. Nostril: bone-dry Madeira wine, lots of leather-based, fig leaves, assorted musty notes, soot, then huge previous walnuts (no politicians specifically) and litres of amontillado. The energy retains it a little bit shier, maybe, actually interested by what is going to occur as soon as water’s been added. The jury’s nonetheless out for the time being. With water: mud, hose saddle, compost, cowshed, then espresso and uncooked chocolate. Contact of sulphur, maybe, however that is greater than okay right here. Mouth (neat): salted walnut wine, burnt tofu (in miso), extra madeira, some heavier manzanilla pasada, some form of dry rancio, bitter almonds… With water: fairly excessive. I preserve discovering it fairly exceptional that they would not have began to make one thing utterly totally different from cousins Springbank. Madeira, mustard, fino, walnuts, brine, burnt sugar and chocolate… End: lengthy, bitter and salty soup. Feedback: un-boring, fairly love-it-or-hate-it. Guess what…
SGP:373 – 88 factors |
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Kilkerran 5 yo 2015/2021 (57.3%, Cadenhead, Annual Store Launch 2021, Campbeltown, sherry hogshead, 306 bottles) 
Nonetheless curious… And in the event that they bottled it on the ripe previous age of 5, I suppose there was one thing particular. Color: full gold. Nostril: cleaner and brighter, brisker, peatier, with simply touches of UHU glue and a wee bag of lemon drops, then seashore sand, seawater, chalk and simply tiny whiffs of cabbage. No want to make use of the S world this time. Somebody well-intentioned could have additionally tried to smoke some fudge. With water: ah love this. Mushrooms, cow secure, rotting fruits, soy sauce and umami sauce, manzanilla once more (and once more), mussels… Mouth (neat): very peaty. We all know the thoughts works in mysterious methods, however I can not not consider that distillery on Islay that additionally begins with ‘Kil…’ Some leathery dried fish or one thing, chen-pi (dried tangerine skins), orange squash, merely fish chowder, then the compulsory inexperienced walnuts and these tiny bits of leather-based. Punk whisky. With water: nice salty enjoyable. You possibly can use this to season seafood, maybe clams… End: lengthy, a tad leathery and soapy this time once more (however we’re greater than tremendous), all the remainder being completely salty, coastal, and peaty. Feedback: a lot peatier than the official 8. A real younger marvel, a Tal Wilkenfeld of malt whisky. Test her with Jeff Beck, when she was actually younger.
SGP:366 – 90 factors |
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