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20+ 21+ 21 21 84 A nice powerful smoky and quite peppery winter style whisky!

Half a year more maturation than batch # 4, a slightly different barrel composition (85% ex-bourbon, 15% ex-sherry to 80% ex-bourbon, 20% ex-sherry) makes a difference in terms of taste. In terms of quality, however, ultimately not, both batches are in my opinion the same. Interesting that Batch # 5 is much smokier than Batch # 4 despite the slightly longer ripening time. Since I still have a remainder of batch # 2 with 60.9% on hand, I poured myself a little comparison dram. Batch 2 was bottled on 09/24/2019, a little more than two years before Batch # 5. And that really makes a difference. Batch # 5 no longer has the grassy and green notes from Batch # 2 at all. Batch # 2 was smokier compared to Batch # 1, as is now the case with Batch # 5 compared to Batch # 4. In the comparison of the peat smoke intensity Batch # 2 vs. Batch # 5, however, Batch # 5 clearly wins, which is quite astonishing if one proceeds from the general principle: the longer it matures, the more smoke breaks down. Even if (in my opinion) Batch # 5 is qualitatively the same as Batch # 4 and there is no batch improvement for the first time: in the long term this will be a whisky that can definitely compete with a Laphroaig 10 CS.

Nice whisky, good combination of peatiness and fruit (in nose) and sweetness (in taste). Some grassy notes, hay as well.

An evening filled with the first 1-7 Kilkeran Peated in a row, what a fun evening!

Peat smoke, lemon, salt, pepper. Powerful, though not round enough. 21.5-22-21.5-21

I'm surprised by this - very good profile. I think 20 - 30 years of bottle ageing could do this a lot of good... must try some other batches I've missed.

Similar profile to Longrow Peated, only much more intense...

Nose still greedy despite the smoke. Vergeoise, pastry cream, fluted, frangipane, meringue. Then marine elements, lobsters with mayonnaise, shrimp crisps. Intense iodine. Scallops. Some hay in the background. The palate is even more pastry, sponge cake, macaroons, creamy and ashy vanilla. The peat gives a nice thickness. Very long finish, cola, dry earth, crazy intensity. Milk chocolate, traces of charcoal. Fine sand. Almond paste. Again a great success, where the smoke is only there to bring out other flavors, gourmet, marine, farm. https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2022/11/kilkerran-heavily-peated-batch-n5.html

Nice to drink, but too expensive for a daily dram.

Nose: sweet peat smoke with vanilla, hints of caramel, honey and fresh fruits such as lemons, white grapes, unripe bananas and green apples. Taste: Pleasantly creamy, vanilla, lemon candy and white grapes. Season with salt and pepper, orange, grapefruit, tangerine, banana, lemon. black tea, malt. Finish: Sweet and smoky, grape, quite long, warm and warming, citrus, vanilla, honey

Powerful, intensely smoky, but still pleasantly sweet and not medicinal. Delicious!

An earthy smoke emerged from piles of burning leaves in the autumn—over time more like chimney smoke with the fragrant scent of burning pine and pecan wood. Hints of brined olives and tapenades with capers arrived with smoked salmon and oysters. Medium-bodied, more charred fruits popped on the palate with a vegetal creaminess further in— clearly a choice between apple or pumpkin pie. The earthiness of the spirit appeared with more autumn leaves and fallen logs covered in wood ear mushrooms arrived, tinged with the sweet smoke of a chimney burning pine wood and a kiss of old tires. The lovely brine from the nose hid further in the background and only gradually emerged as some of the sweeter fruits fell to the back. The finish was long with orchard fruits, oak, and a bit of earthy smoke. Fantastic stuff— this early batch of the heavily peated malt produced by Glengyle showcased plenty of the earthiness and autumn vibes that I fell in love with from the first batch. I find those notes are not as strong any more, and more of the orchard fruits and creaminess that popped initially here, dominated the more recent batches I have tried. The interplay of tangy brine with some of the earthiness provided a good contrast to the sweeter introduction. Overall, a pleasant autumn whisky with a lovely evolution; friendlier than some of the very early batches and a bit more tame.

Excellent, powerful whisky, it is very interesting to see how far the progress will come!

everything else is secondary to the taste experience.. the whisky is almost solid, like chewing through a piece of smoky, pastrami flavored hard jello.. what a beast!… i can certainly follow the association with a Laphroaig 10 cs.. everything dialled up.. the sweetness.. the spicy oak.. the oiliness.. the young ones finish fast (blush!), but at least the nose improves with time.. the fragrant peat takes center stage.. smoke is almost perfumed.. oh, my, this is really quite an achiever! waiting at the bottom of the glass, some Springbank engine oils!

Class NAS cask strength malt. Citrus, fruits, vanilla and some caramel. Plus clear smoke. Even after a drop or two of water, it still performs.

Farm yard! Bauer is looking for Scotch... somehow extremely cool but not either. Not good for every day.

Kilkerran Heavily Peated is not the first time they are not very smoky for me. Immediately smoke, but then it goes into the background. Good dense aroma, the balance of barrels is perfectly chosen. Not sharp in aroma, despite its almost 58 alc. The aroma is dominated by bourbon motifs, sherry helmets can only slightly complement. Drinking, tasty, meaty. At its own expense sensible molt.

Conclusion: Very good, very good, nothing to kneel down and analyze for a long time, rather to appreciate but comfortably drink on the side. For my taste, there should be more going on in the taste, the finish is also rather short and uneventful - but the profile fits, it does what it has to do to smell and taste good. 85/100

Great peated Whisky not from Islay. 85% Ex-B and 15% Ex-Sherry. But I cannot detect the Sherry Influence.

Very nice nose and taste, but the finish rejecting the bitter warming up

Without crying out for a miracle, an excellent peated daily dram

Nose : Lots of mint, with citrus zest, vanilla, honey and wood in the background Palate: Initial sweet vanilla with a burst of spice, oak and intense dryness. Spicy, dry finish lingers. Finish

Very Longrow like.

very tasty dram! this is one of those drams you "eat" more than you drink it. needs no watering

Harsh, sulfuric, unpleasant overall. Thin yet oily and hot mouthfeel. Air and water in different amounts don't improve this much. It's not poorly made, just not for me. Love Springbank, Longrow, and Hazelburn I love, just not this Kilkerran.

I'm normally a huge fan of Campbelltown whiskies and this is the first time I've been mildly disappointed. I'm now a month in to breaking into this bottle and the first thing ye get on the nose is furniture polish. The spirit is overpowering. But then I admit it's getting better and chilling out a wee bit, but it's taken a long time to get more complex tasting notes. And don't add water... this was a revelation.