Kilkerran 12 Years Old 46% NV


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Distillerie Glengyle
Embouteilleur OB
Serie
Mise en bouteille pour
Date de distillation Not Specified
Date de mise en bouteille 2016
Pays Écosse
Région Campbeltown
Age 12
Cask Type 70% Bourbon / 30% Sherry Casks
Numéro de fût Bottle code 16/325
Alcohol percentage 46
Volume
État dans son emballage d'origine
Étiquette Parfait
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Serge Valentin (90)

That’s right, the first ‘regular’ expression of Glengyle/Kilkerran, after the various ‘WIPs’ that have almost all been very convincing. Although I preferred the bourbon versions, but that’s a matter of taste. Love the no-fuss label by the way.

Colour: straw.

Nose: pristine lemony/chalky/sooty start, then rather broken branches and a touch of liquorice wood, as well as hints of bandages and tiger balm. Perhaps barbecued herbs, perhaps thyme and rosemary? I can’t seem to find anything bad to say about this nose.

Mouth: impeccably old-style, sooty, rather peaty, peppery, lemony, and really very salty. It is totally distillate-forward, which is always something we enjoy at WF Towers. I find there’s something ‘old Springbank’ to this baby that goes straight into my personal pantheon of readily available large-batch malts.

Finish: long, with perhaps a few more notes of bonbons, but the salty tang and the lingering peppery peat still play first fiddles.

Comments: ah, yes, I’ve got something bad to say, it’s a shame that this was to be expected, and that consequently, no good surprises could occur. I may write a letter…

Words of Whisky (85)

whiskynnotes:

Nose: slightly austere start, on dry heather, minerals, earthy and sooty notes. Light lemon and salt combo. At its centre is a big malty core, cereals and shortbread. The herbal side grows bigger, but at the same time it’s mellowed by faint vanilla and marzipan. Slightly green woody notes too.

Mouth: rather sweet and creamy. Biscuity notes, sweet lemon, a little cinnamon syrup. Then turning towards peaty notes and brine, with some dried herbs again. Whiffs of smoke. Some chalky touches.

Finish: long, with liquorice, lemon, oak and brine. Hints of butterscotch too.

An old-school dram for sure, although it provides enough rounder notes to balance its straightforward, unsexy side. A complex whisky that is well put together and available at a bargain price.

BOW (89)


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