Kilkerran Christmas 2008

Kilkerran Work in Progress 6 Sherry Wood

Kilkerran is a work in progress, meaning it is not yet ready for its grand release as a single malt. It is a single malt already, of course, for it is already 10 years old. This release, with a rather ugly pink label on the bottle, arrives in both a bourbon and sherry matured variety. I will put them head-to-head, ending with the Sherry Wood. The...

Score 86/100

Kilkerran 12 Year Old

This is an interesting one for me. The timeline can be confusing but here goes: In December 2017 **@Robert99** was kind enough to leave me a sample of this after an epic tasting we had at my home. I opened that sample shortly after (once my liver recovered) because it was available at the LCBO at a reasonable price and I wanted to know if I...

Score 84/100

Kilkerran Work in Progress 6 Bourbon Wood

One of my first whiskies ever was a Springbank 10 Cask Strength and truth be told I didn't know what hit me. In a good way. This is way before I knew my cask from a cork. Some days I still don't but, hey. And, thus, began my fascination with this small giant of a region, Campbeltown. Springbank led to Longrow which led to Hazelburn which led to...

Score 89/100

Kilkerran Distillery Only

This Kilkerran is 5 years old and matured on a port casks. It was put to sleep during the first year of production 2004 and released during the Springbank Open Day on the 18th of February 2011. It has an amber color with some pink hues. You can already see the influence of the cask on the color. Well, the nose is special to say the least. The port...

Score 70/100