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нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
The tall bottle explained here: https://longpouramour.com/springbank-distillery/
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
Just opened and let sit for 10 minutes in glass. Very peated, but finish long and excellent. Toasted marshmallow, English toffee, honey, tropical fruits, toast. Delicious. Opened up. Right amount of peat. Distillate opened and long finish. Obviously a number of casks used, most likely bourbon or refill sherry, good balance. Right price at $99.99. March 2026. Nose soft peat. Heavily peated. Too much so. So I changed my mind. Over the top peat. No subtlety. Tasted against the Kilkerran 58.6% Heavily Peated. Better. But not that much. More distillate character. Sweet honey. Fruity. See refined rating for more information.
Got this one because the retailer mistook my 12 year-old order for this one, but I could not be bothered: Kilkerran is consistently a favorite, just my type of profile even when the peat is more pronounced. Better than Batch 11, so totally happy about the mistake! Not a bargain, but very well-priced for a well-matured likely 8 year-old CS. I prefer this one reduced to the mid to high 40s, but it can handle water into the 30s.
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| Нос | 87 | I am tempted to give 87 points to this nose (I am doing so!), but this may be just a compensation effect regarding my memories of Batch 11, where the nose was rather muted. This one is way more lively, more mineral, earthier and also damper. Farmy (ale, wet funky barley) with light industrial hints, fresh tropical fruits (pinneaple, passion fruit, lime, non-dark juicy berries, pear), very well balanced. Like its predecessor, it confuses one to what is to be considered as "heavily peated" here: all the better for me, since I prefer lightly to medium peat whiskies. Pine forest, salty moss, hard caramel candies, dusty wood, intensely malty, warm cowshed and Stink Blasters sometimes! Very late-summery, warm but already windy, bright but already cloudy. Good casks that are not intrusive, since there is so much character in this vibrant young distillate, together with a good amount of peat. Very concise, very to my liking. |
| Вкус | 86 | Way simpler than the nose, quite delicious still. Great viscosity bordering on syrupy, the first impact is caramel-barley with an unexpected prickly oak spiciness that balances out all this dense sweetness. The fruits get more saturated and darker but keep the tropical direction (berry jams, guava paste, overripe pinneaple juice, almost rotten kiwis), while the peat gains a huge traction on the end palate: a very earthy, warm type of peat with little to no maritime impressions. Very simple, but very well executed, I just wish it weren't so saturated sometimes. |
| Финиш | 85 | Good medium length, less unique here, yet displaying its youth and the heavier than usual peat in a very proudful manner. Drier and more wood forward with some brighter fruity and barley moments popping out here and there. Dark cocoa, a very aromatic mossy peat with more challenging notes in the background (stagnant water with boiled cabbage), dried red fruits, a pronounced minerality here. Commendable whisky! |
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| Нос | 88 | Honey, toffee, wax, hay, light smoke, apricots |
| Вкус | 87 | Honey, wood, musty hay, smoke, slightly spicy spices |
| Финиш | 87 | Medium length, sweet and bitter |
Sample Springbank 2026
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нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
нос 89 · вкус 90 · финиш 89
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 90
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
Released twice a year in small batches, Kilkerran Heavily Peated is not for the faint of heart. Engine oil, brine and earthy farmyard notes waft from the glass, followed by lemon pith, ginger and black pepper. This is no Islay peat, it's funkier and more industrial. Bold, intense and unmistakably peaty, the palate swells with grapefruit, salty licorice and tons of ash, morphing into lime juice, cough drops and honey in the long and dirty finish. Take a sniff of this raw and elemental dram, and it will clear your stuffy nose. A diamond in the rough - fierce and untamed. RATING: 4.0/5.0 stars ≙ 87 pts → FIRST-CLASS
нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
Good, but in direct comparison I like the Kilkerran 8yo Bourbon 2024 a bit better.
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 88 · вкус 90 · финиш 87
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
Beautiful full thick shot of cornet wow I love Kilkerran I have to have this at home
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нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
This Kilkerran is another excellent whisky for little money. Very fruity with smoke from a smokehouse fired with cherry wood, lots of juicy fruit, cherry jelly. Pleasantly warming, caressing the palate, alcohol completely imperceptible. A bottle purchased for €60 is an excellent price for this quality.
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| Нос | 89 | very intense beginning, resinous, juniper fruit, later it becomes sweet, vanilla, well-baked cookies, sprinkled with sugar, peach peel, fruit jelly, cherry jellies, in the distance smoke from a smokehouse fired with fruit trees, freshly cut grass after rain, bast from a young oak tree |
| Вкус | 90 | sweet, honey, smoked plums, chocolate raisins, lots of dark cherries, cherry jelly again, grilled pineapple, peaches in syrup, a bit spicy with young oak |
| Финиш | 89 | long, very pleasant, sweet with a hint of heather honey, sweet cherry wood smoke, lots of sticky fruits, especially peaches, cocoa beans, toasted oak |
A malty pleasant nose, and that's it good and honest! 21 21 21 21 84
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
Of all the HPeated releases, the latest one is the best so far.
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
despite a very good nose, this edition 12 feels young in the taste. Adding water helps a bit, but still cannot hide the rough edges. The style in general reminds me of Kilkerran 8yo (2024), but with more peat (of course) and younger age - 5yo or so. 8yo is a better buy, although being a bit more expensive.
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| Нос | 87 | a lot of phenols, mostly of the vegetal origin: dampl leaves, farm, pine wood charcoal, resin. Medicinal and industrial notes are present at the background. After 10 minutes in the glass appears typical Springbank/Kilkerran "funk" and a good portion of various fruit - pineapple, peach, banana. Alcohol is well integrated - almost no signs of such high ABV. |
| Вкус | 85 | rather punchy in the first sip, then develops into pleasant sweet peat character. Smoked meat, black pepper, brine, salted peanuts, oiliness, floral honey, chili. |
| Финиш | 86 | long with chili, sea salt and smoked meat. Dry notes of charred oak, ash and herbs can be found as well. From time to time the same fruit as in the nose, but more as a supporting flavour. |
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
90% bourbon, 10% sherry: for the sixth year in a row, Kilkerran's Heavily Peated is bottled with this cask combination. A good thing! The mineral note that is so evident here was clearly copied from Springbank - I'm anything but outraged. Remarkable: Caramel was a dominant flavor for quite some time, but in this batch I couldn't detect it at all. Instead, there was more vanilla than usual. A truly lovely, approachable, and delicious batch. For the record and in conclusion, it should be mentioned that Kilkerran—as with its other bottlings—has returned to its original (slim and tall) bottle shape. However, 'returning' is actually the wrong term for the Heavily Peated/Peat in Progress series, as it has been bottled in Springbank-shaped bottles ever since (February 2019).
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| Нос | 88 | Maritime, smoky, herbal and fruity from the start, very fresh and airy. The fruity aroma is composed of gooseberries, pineapple, grapefruit, and lime zest, while the herbal component, with green tree bark, remains pleasantly in the background. The peat smoke, as always, is non-Islay-style and thus, in my opinion, less dominant (if 'intrusive' didn't have such a negative connotation, this would be a more appropriate adjective). Distinctly mineral. Salty. |
| Вкус | 89 | An entry that transforms its existing power into warmth the moment the sip hits the tongue. Dry and oaky, here, in addition to pineapple and grapefruit, there are also fresh apricots, mandarins, quince jelly, and a slightly tart note from gooseberries and kiwi. Vanilla and honey. The 90% bourbon cask content comes through (to my great delight). Pepper, a pinch of chili spice. Overall very fruity and - compared to all previous batches - very mineral. |
| Финиш | 88 | Pressing the fade-out button, he gets to work, gradually turning off all the aromas, starting with the peat smoke—which is quite surprising, because normally peat smoke is the aroma with the most staying power. Then the fruits, and finally the spices, slowly leave the stage. Curtain. |
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
I wasn't too impressed with this. The nose has a pleasant crystalline citrus to it. The palate is indeed heavily peated, but it also tastes very young and a bit rough. 2cl sample from the Tasting Pack Summer 2025.
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
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| Нос | 88 | Smoked ham, saltiness, pineapple, walnuts, tangerine, white pepper, peppermint and bonfire |
| Вкус | 89 | Peat, smoked salmon, miso soup, minerals, oranges, mango, passion fruit and ginger |
| Финиш | 88 | More peat, green apples, nutmeg, eucalyptus, nectarine, black pepper, cinnamon and litchi |
Nose Peat, smoke, vanilla, caramel , peach, honey, lemon Taste Peat, smoke, oily, Iberico ham, citrus, vanilla, lemon sherbet, honeycomb, green herbs, hint of brandy snaps
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 87 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
Very similar to the previous batch. A bit less malty and less sweet.
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| Нос | 88 | Immediately super fruity + Campbeltown style + Springbank smoke style ! Already fat on the nose, a certain citrusy note, alcool impressively well integrated, motor oil. |
| Вкус | 88 | Exotic fruit explosion, peat and smoke also, and unfortunately the alcool also, but it still ok, just a bit over the borderline let say. Honey, biscuit, vanilla. Oily and fat structure |
| Финиш | 89 | Really nice and long, and not only because of the strength. Peat, white pepper, exotic fruit in big quantity, oak, peach, mineral part finally here, silex. Unbeatable quality/price ratio to me |
Aroma: interesting, intense, complex nose - citrus fruit, but I don't smell any peel, bomb, heavily peated - even when the whisky "settles down" it is incredibly fruity, candy-like Taste: sweet, yellow, spicy, candy - it's a beautiful whisky for tasting lightly peated models - incredibly tropical fruits like mango, papaya, passionfruit - with a long, dessert finish. I'm dropping out
Earthy peat, citrus fruits, green fruits, minerals, malt, wood spices, salted caramel. Medium finish and the 58.4% abv is integrated allright. It's very fresh, tangy and clean but a bit young and rough around the edges.
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
Very nice cask mix…they getting better and better from batch to batch. Also fine with the „old-new“ bottleshape…:-)
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
Tasted on 03.08.25.
Notes from a blind tasting
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| Нос | 89 | Intense vanilla, coconut flakes, distinct peat smoke, old garage, oily rags, pink grapefruit, heavy white wine, roasted and salted peanuts |
| Вкус | 90 | Creamy texture. Vanilla pudding on puff pastry. Peppery heat with hints of smokiness, then a lovely sweetness emerges, a bit like a Raffaello: coconut, white chocolate, and almonds. |
| Финиш | 88 | Medium-length with a mixture of strong peat smoke, white chocolate and a touch of lime zest. |
Like all the other KKHPs, batch 12 took about 6 months to settle down, but was 100% worth the wait. The contrast between the sweet creamy notes, really quite measured smoke, and the high voltage spice is endlessly satisfying to me, even in this: it’s most basic form.
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| Нос | 88 | lots of smoke from the grill, grilled meat, a bit of minerality, vanilla sponge cake, citrus, canned fruit, peaches, wet wood |
| Вкус | 88 | Oily, apples, peaches, mango, all covered with a powerful, slightly mineral smoke, wood, a bit of grilled meat, honey |
| Финиш | 87 | Medium, consistent, smoky, fruity, sweet |
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нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
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| Нос | 86 | Peat smoke with peaches, citrus and tropical fruit, balanced by vanilla, honey and minerals. |
| Вкус | 87 | Oily, fruity mix of peach, mango and citrus wrapped in rich smoky warmth. |
| Финиш | 86 | Long, smoky and mineral with honeyed fruit, oak spice and lingering cocoa. |
One of the more interesting releases of heavily peated Kilkerran. Definitively one to try.
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| Нос | 88 | Peaches, pears plus a hint of tar. |
| Вкус | 90 | Fruit in abundance, a fascinating "funk", but different from Springbank. Oily texture and nice ashtray licking. |
| Финиш | 89 | Medium length, pleasant with a slightly chemical note. Very little wood. |
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 89
A meticulously crafted young smoker who lacks nothing. - and is not too boisterous.
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| Нос | 88 | A well-rounded dish, with grilled pineapple, cooked ham and apricot jam. Lemon mousse cream and light minerality, plus a fire with dry driftwood on top. |
| Вкус | 89 | Now add plenty of pepper to the grilled pineapple, and also Greek olive oil; the whole thing is very tasty. With just a few tiny drops of water I now have smoked mango and, most importantly, elderflower jelly – how delicious is that? |
| Финиш | 87 | Okay, relatively short, but spotlessly clean and with lovely lemon-mango sorbet flavors. |
It masks the smoky character very well in the aroma. The aroma is very fruity, dessert, sweet, malty, lots of tropical fruits in dried form. The expected kick comes in the taste! Distinctly smoky, minty, malty, slightly woody, subtly spicy... A really good dram!
Two heavy peaters for Ozzy. Ozzy Osbourne passed two days ago, and my cold’s just cleared, so it’s time to sit down, blast some Sabbath and salute the man with some appropriately heavy drams. Here’s to you, must have been a long candle… Going head to head, we have the most recent heavily peated NAS expressions from Springbank and Glengyle - the new Longrow 100 proof (WB271074) and Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 12 (WB276824). I’m really impressed with the Kilkerran, it’s probably the most mature of the five young ones I’ve had recently (including the recent SB Local Barley 8, Hazelburn 8 and Kilkerran 8). It's without overt signs of youth on the palate or development, with dense lactic and waxy aspects, and some proper fruit. The Longrow is decent, but it feels a little shallow in comparison. Feels like they’ve turned it up a notch recently, all the young ones have been enjoyable.
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| Нос | 88 | A similar young but well-behaved profile from the Kilkerran. The same oiliness, but a much more lactic profile this time, and the green citrus fruits feel sharper and better defined. Let’s add water… and again, with good results. The brightness and intensity remain, with a powerful, almost milky lactic character supporting lime, tasty young pine needles, a sauna starting to hit proper temperatures, golden syrup and a dense waxiness. Some metallic nuances, a little meadow flower and lavender honey with the slightest mango creeping in. This is very good. I love the massive wax that young Kilkerran has, often milky or meaty. I generally prefer the older expressions, but the intensity of this effect is worth experiencing in the pre-teen versions. |
| Вкус | 88 | Wow, totally different from the nose, with a dirty, resinous character. Labdanum, frankincense, thyme, oregano. Lovely fruits as well, with orange, lemon and mango taking the lead, doesn’t feel that young anymore. The fusels in the development have more warmth and punch, feeling bigger and more heavily peated. |
| Финиш | 87 | The kilkerran is more developed here, with a sticky, dirty mineral waxiness, plasticine, coal smoke and lime. A different class altogether. |
Blog on www.longpouramour.com on 10 September 2025. My conclusion will be: "Totally blown away by the balance and perfect integration of the peated element of this Kilkerran. One might wonder if this batch was less peated than previous expressions, or there is a more mature product in the bottle. Either way, as a consumer, you win!"
Sponge cake, vanilla, honey and semi-salted butter, brioche, all accompanied by some exotic fruits. Peaches, juicy pears, dates. Cake batter, a zest of lemon, and all this with mineral notes, limestone, quartz, chalk, and of course a slight coastal character. On the palate, it's very balanced, a light woodiness that drifts towards grapefruit, brown sugar, marshmallow, a hint of pineapple, papaya, and more minerality. Intense spices, nutmeg, black pepper, chili. Very long finish, close to explosion, a good layer of herbal peat, damp wood, volcanic rock, cola, dark chocolate chips, a hint of white fruits. I feel like this one is even better than the previous ones. There's a superb balance, a lovely sweetness that pairs very well with the peat. https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2025/09/kilkerran-heavily-peated-small-batch.html
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| Нос | 87 | Yogurt, salted cheese, fermented oats, pumpkin seeds, orange blossom notes |
| Вкус | 88 | Heated nectar, peat, apricot, yogurt, oily |
| Финиш | 87 | Honey, wood ash, salty and savory, white pepper, heavy on oil |
RMB 550/bottle. You can taste the flavor of springbank.
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| Нос | 88 | Peated fruit flavor with a hint of alcohol |
| Вкус | 89 | Ash, chalk ash, minerals, cantaloupe, fruit |
| Финиш | 88 | medium and long |
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