Kilkerran Heavily Peated Small Batch Batch N°12

 

 

 

58,4°

Distillery : Glengyle - Campbeltown

90% Bourbon and 10% Sherry Casks 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2025

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 45 ppm

 

 

 

It's always a pleasure to see a new Batch of Kilkerran Heavily Peated, which comes out twice a year. Nobody realised that the peat content was almost halved in the previous Batch, and that didn't detract from the quality of the product. So we're sticking with 45 ppm for this one, though the maturation remains the same, with a large majority of Bourbon casks, and a tiny remnant of Sherry to give it a little roundness.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Sponge cake, vanilla, honey and semi-salted butter, brioche, all served with a few exotic fruits. Peaches, juicy pears, dates. Cake batter, a zest of lemon, and all with mineral notes, limestone, quartz, chalk, and of course a slight costal character. On the palate, it's very well balanced, with a slight woodiness drifting towards grapefruit, vergeoise, marshmallow, a hint of pineapple, papaya, and more minerality. Intense spices, nutmeg, black pepper, chilli. The finish is long and almost explosive, with a good layer of herbal peat, damp wood, volcanic rock, cola, dark chocolate chips and a touch of white fruit.

In Short, 

I have the impression that this one is even better than the previous ones. There's a superb balance, a lovely sweetness that goes very well with the peat. Of course, I'd have to taste it again, but I feel that the quality of the very good early Batches has been restored. That's very encouraging. What's more, the price still hasn't gone up, in fact it seems to have come down a little. Now's the time to buy.

Score : 89

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