Kilkerran 5 Heavily Peated Tasting Week May 2021

I picked this up at an auction last year, very eager to try what was at least marketed as outside the Peat in Progress range having enjoyed those significantly.

Kilkerran 5 Heavily Peated Tasting Week May 2021, Campbeltown Single Malt, 58.2% ABV

Minutia: Matured for 5 years in fresh Oloroso hogsheads and bottled on March 30, 2021. Enjoyed need in a glencairn.

Color: Tawny; 1.4.

Nose: Dough, petrichor. Mineral, earthy. A fruity, oaky vanilla.

Taste: Sweet dark fruit. Woody smoke. Meat with a tang and some spices. Herbs.

Finish: Light. Sweet and fruity smoke. Coffee-ish bitterness. Roasted, glazed nuts. Medium-long.

I quite like it; the Sherry casks did a lot for this. It has everything I enjoy about the Peat in Progress expressions I’ve had, but feels more like a proper expression. 

Score: 89

Musical Evocation: David Bowie – “Five Years”