Kilkerran Work in Progress 4

Kilkerran 12 Year Old

It took many years, but at last the standard Kilkerran has arrived. After all those Work in Progress (which were quite nice indeed), it is nice to finally see this new release at a very fair price. Not even 50 EUR for this big boy. And indeed it is a big boy. Wonderfully old school whisky in my book and hence a bottle I think should be in each and...

Score 88/100

Kilkerran 15 YO Single Cask

This is the first of three mystery samples distributed by **@Cricklewood** for a zoom tasting that took place on April 5, 2019. We were asked to try them in advance of getting together. You’ll note this is the second of my three reviews, because I originally tasted this one second, but it was the first that we tried together. This expression is...

Score 87/100

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 Work in Progress 5 Sherry Cask

Nose: Light, vanilla, bananas, some peat Palate: Light but rough around the edges, cloves, vanilla, tropical fruits, touches of peat and licorice Finish: Makes the mouth water, peat, banana skins, a lot of alcohol Comments: I love the idea of this. You can really taste where this whisky is going, but it is not quite there yet. It’s got a little...

Score 50/100