Kilkerran 8 Year Old Cask Strength - Recharred Oloroso Casks (Is this the Best 8 Year Ever?)
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2020
- Kilkerran 8 Year Old Cask Strength - Recharred Oloroso
Casks - Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review #228 | 4 out of 4 average rating!
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Great review guys! Found two bottles in Ireland for 53 Euros each plus shipping to Australia, they just arrived yesterday and I cannot wait to open one. Thank you
I went onto Amazon to purchase the Kilkerran 12 and ordered a bottle of this purely based on the colour and I'm so glad I did! Thanks to Aqvavitae for introducing me to Kilkerran. Great review guys.
I’ve got 3-bottles of the 8yr kilkerran 56.5% abv and it’s pretty glorious stuff too! Just picked up 2-bottles of the 12year old today can’t wait to try it great review as always!
Bought 4 bottles last year and i’m up to my second bottle. Love this dram.
DAMN! its a good dram.
Very pleased you have got hold of it!
Great vid and enthusiasm.
Great review guys! I'll definitely try to get my hands on one of them.
Just one thing. It's always fun to guess your score during the video, but it quite easy to see the score when you write it in the beginning of the description. Could you maybe write it further down, so that you would have to press "show more"?
Keep up your excellent work! Cheers from Sweden!
Hey Marcus! First, I do hope you find a bottle...it's divine and hard to find! Cool suggestion and really appreciate it. Nobody has ever brought up the point that they like to "guess" our scores as the video plays. Although with a nectar like this I'm sure it was written all over our faces! LOL... Cheers, ~Mark
Kilkerran was on my radar already, but this sounds like something else! Still available here online...
(Five minutes later...)
Who am I kidding, of course I had to pull the trigger on this one! Thanks for another great review, guys ✌
Not for long....get it while you can! Enjoy, ~Mark
Mark, I got your "Oh Sherry, Hold On" reference, by the great Steve Perry of course! Great review guys. I could only find the 55.7% abv 8yr at my local. But I did get a bottle of the Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 1, 59.3% abv. Haven't cracked it yet but looking forward to it. Cheers!
NICE!!! I appreciate you saying this as sometimes I feel alone in my quirkiness...LOL!! I don't know much about that bottle you've got, would love to hear about it once you've cracked it. Also really hope you find a bottle of this monster, it's really freakin' good! ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies 9 Months later... I just happened upon 2 bottles at my local. $95 each, snapped them up instantly! Can't wait to try it, Cheers!!!
Second time watching this review after I was able to find this same bottle! On a layover in LA for a whole day so decided to go whiskey hunting. First found a Springbank 15yr (top 3 scotches in my opinion) and then remembered your review so asked if they had any Kilkerran. Had a few bottles in the back and found 2 bottles of the 8yr Cask Stength, but remembered to check for 57.1%, so thank you for explaining!! This is going to stay on the shelf for awhile until a super special occasion comes along. Always an awesome round table discussion review with different opinions.
NICE! Super excited for you, enjoy! Cheers~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies Thanks, had to pay double MSRP, but honestly think its worth it since Sherry bombs are my favourite. Currently my Balvenie 15yr Single Barrel has top stop, but this may dethrone it! Looking forward to more reviews in the New Year
bought two bottles last month, lovely lovely stuff. They now have 4 releases of the 8 year old cask strength (56.2/55.7/56.5/57.1)
Actually this new one is the best, and the last green WIP, what is the first big batch cask strength bourbon expression, is the second best.
Awesome review Boys....I can’t wait until my biggie arrives🙂😛
We can't wait to hear what you think! ~Mark
Just got two of these yesterday, just arrived in my area. I can’t wait to try it . I triple checked and yes it’s the 57.1.
You're in for a treat!
What Travis said...
Secret is out fellas, the connection to its sister distillery and how good the spirit is, fantastic value bottle. Just dropped in my area, have one secured and will be backing up. Fortunate to also secure the KK15 single cask that also made it to my parts. Stellar whisky great overview.
This is pry it from my cold dead hands kind of stuff right here! LOL.... ~Mark
What Shawn said.
Aaaaaand I ordered two of these bottles. Who needs money when you can have Whisky
It’s all about priorities.
-Shawn
I'd like to throw these in the ring also for the best 8 yr olds- Springbank 8 yr First Fill Oloroso Single Cask Aug 2019 bottling, Single Cask Nation Ben Nevis 8 yr First Fill Oloroso and Talisker 8 Cask Strength. I have a couple of bottles of this Kilkerran 8 and can't wait to try it.
AWESOME suggestions! We'll have to try to nab some of those...from somewhere! As for having a few bottles....what was your address again? LOL. ~Mark
4:41 “Springtown funk” I love it a new term on accident! Hope I get to try this one! Cheers guys!
Have a tip for you guys: Deanston 2008 Bordeaux red wine casks, bottled in 2017, 9 years old. Same price range, 58,7% ABV, limited edition of 1400 bottles but still available!...…..And btw, this Kilkerran is still enough available overhere in the Netherlands (thanks to the rep of Springbank)!!
So because of your perfect score, I found (absolute surprise), ordered and picked up a bottle of this from Kensington Wine Market in Calgary Alberta. It is on full allocation here and some stores are headed into price gouging (??? or maybe that begs the question of how high would you each pay for this?) territory on pricing (one place just hit $130 CDN a couple days ago). I got mine for $97 CDN ($75 US/$57 pounds). By the way Kensington is the official Canadian "agent/rep/advocate" for the SMWS. Slainte!
Well.....now that you have it, what do you think of it? ~Mark
Wow! Finally reached my area. Bought 4 bottles for $82 each. You guys are 100% correct. Absolutely amazing whisky.
Shaun is totally correct about the giving it to a non-whisky drinker! I finished mine at the weekend. My friend is a non-whisky drinker and she loved it!
Nice review of a genuine 1 in a hundred dram - changes all the way to the bottom of the bottle. As previously stated, put some aside for the end of the year so you can remind yourselves and confirm that it really was THAT good. Slanjeevaurus🐢
DITTO! :-) ~Mark
Impressive reactions, guys....Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to try it...My favorite recent 8 yo is still that distillery exclusive Glen Moray 2010 Peated PX finish...a cask strength as well...By the way I don't know what you think of that one, guys (me it was one of my 2018 whiskies of the year), I'm curious...but ok it's no Campbeltown. Cheers !
Hands down my whisky of 2019!
Pretty much the only bottle I really hunted in 2019 and failed miserably. Then I found it yesterday and while it was couple tenner higher than msrp at 79,95€ it was a no brainer. Can’t wait to get it and compare it to other Kilkerran CSs and maybe try it side by side with Talisker 8 CS.
Cheers guys🥃
BOOM! SCORE!!!!!!! Hell ya', glad to hear you have secured a bottle! Enjoy!! ~Mark
hey fellas great job....my best 8 ever was the talisker 8, so i am going to review this kilkerran 8 against that one....lets see whats best...great show fellas...cheers Alan
can tell you…………..Kilkerran!
Also a good call on the Talisker 8.
@@mickodonnell2530 Cheers buddy
Hey guys. I love your videos. Could you’ll tell me how this compares to the Glendronach 18 Allardice?
cocojambo the kilkerran is more funky and has the taste of toasted bread and coffee. Much more aggressive than de glendronach.
Glad you guys reviewed this. Yes it has a lot of depth! Layers of flavors. As Drew typed in the description, the sherry casks were re-charred oloroso butts and hogsheads. This is a better/polished version of the Longrow 14yr sherry IMO. If you still have some of the 14yr, maybe try them side by side. The sherry profile is cleaner, not as dirty or sulphury as the Longrow. Better casks maybe? Price point was great. What's not to like? This Kilkerran and the Adelphi Caol Ila 8yr cask 311709 were my 2 favorite whiskies of the year. Now I need to find that 750ml 15yr Oloroso version :) Cheers
Travis Faircloth Me too! Japan all sold out of their 15 Oloroso. Got the bourbon version fortunately.
I leave you to the hunt, my friend! Just don't forget me when you find the stash. To this date I have blindly pulled the trigger when you've suggested something and have yet to be disappointed! You are a SHERRY BOMBARDIER! ~Mark
@@jasonfisk1568 You got the 15yr single cask bourbon? How is it? I want the 15yr oloroso. It's difficult tracking down single casks in the US. We don't have the good online shops like overseas but I'll find that bottle :)
@@Scotch4Dummies I'll find that bottle, oh yes I will find it :)
Travis Faircloth We received a small allocation of the bourbon 15 SiC. Not opened yet tho. I’d love a 15 Oloroso to bookend it!
Great review! A unanimous 4/4 right out of the gate for 2020! I've really enjoyed the 12, but I'll def be keeping an eye out for this one. Had a question about the "I cannot believe this is an 8 year-old whisky" -type reactions. Am I right in assuming there's likely some older stock enhancing this expression? I'm sure the answer is either "No, you've misunderstood"" or "Duh, of course there is!" but I didn't hear it mentioned and was just wondering.
My understanding is that "cask-strength" doesn't imply a single cask, and that an age statement has to reflect the YOUNGEST whisky involved when several casks are vatted together. So - at least in theory - couldn't Kilkerran have used some percentage of much older (say, 16/18yo) Oloroso aged stock to give it more complexity and oomph, while still legally required to have the 8yo age statement?
(Again, I'm either misinformed or stating the obvious, but I'd appreciate any info either way.)
Hey Josh! First, yes right out of the damned gate....I can't believe that and hope it's a sign of what 2020 is going to be like!
Now on to your larger point! You are absolutely correct with your understanding of "age statements" and "Cask-Strength" terms. So, in theory they could very easily have used some older stock! Now let's examine a little further. They didn't start production until 2004, so they don't have much "older" stock to choose from, although they do have some I'm sure, it's just at this stage I'm sure they are still laying down spirit like mad men trying to get a base foundation of older stock! Although, the practice of using some older stock is done in the industry you have to remember that this older stock can usually be bottle as an older age statement and bring a higher retail price (which is needed to recoup the cost of storing it longer). So, sometimes it's done to save that younger stock or make it more palatable or maybe it's done to off older stock that just can't stand on it's own...or a combination of both! But to get to the crux of it with this bottle....we just don't know! They don't give much detail or information. Hell they don't even list the maturation on the bottle (or can). We need some insider info on this bottle to get to it's guts!
Anywho, long drawn out response to a great comment. Thanks for watching (and commenting)! Cheers, ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies
Mark,
A week late, but I wanted to thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed reply! Really appreciate the info. Somewhere in the back of my brain I knew Kilkerran was a young distillery (you guys said it right in this review!), but I may have confused them for one of those "mothballed" outfits that has older stock laying around during a dormant period, instead of being a startup building on just the dry bones of a looong-gone producer.
Their website has the rather cheeky and fun descriptions of both "The Newest Old Distillery In Campbeltown" and "Campbeltown's Oldest New Distillery"!
Def get the cost/benefit analysis you describe on whether Kilkerran might top this up with a small % of older casks, and I suspect you may be right about them being more focused on "laying down spirit like mad men" trying to build up aged stock. (Esp. Oloroso casks, which must surely comprise less of their stock than ex-bourbon.) Whatever they're doing, I hope they keep doing it....just wish I could find more of their stuff!
Thanks again for the awesome response! Really enjoy your channel and content....
All the best,
Joshua
I just found another 57.1 in the wild in NY yesterday. $100. I finally have two. Cracking one very soon.
This bottle just showed up at my house a few days ago. Wasn't sure when to open it, but it may be soon based on all your views. Cheers gents
Get ready! Make sure you give yourself some time as this baby can take it all! It's truly lovely. Enjoy, ~Mark
Now I fucking have to get it. Thanks to you. Love your guidance. Keep up the good work. You guys are fantastic.
Holy shit now we won't be able to find this in any country. Great review guys.👍👍👍🥂
Tell me about it. I think the bottle I got was the last one in Canada. I am also tempted by the heavily peated Batch 2 but it's pretty steep for a 3 or 4 year???? But I guess if Octomore can do it, Kilkerran can do it.
Can’t find this one anywhere... I asked several large liquor stores here in the Atlanta area that carry kilkerran to see if they can order it and no one can. Bummer! I think I’d like this one too. Anyone know who carries or can get a hold of this bottle?
Oh yeah, Campbeltown Love! This one is a stormer!
This bottle will quickly disappear! :-) ~Mark
Whisky of the year! Calling it :P
I have a few of these arriving next week 😁
As do all 4 of us...LOL!!! ;-) ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies i have been offered a case but other people I trust are saying its just good value and maybe over hyped already. Probably obly grab 3
Honestly I don’t get the confusion. It’s just like Springbank 12 CS offerings. You tell the difference by the avb. Shawn you need to try the Kilkerran Heavily Peated! Mind blowing stuff. It’s like a banana split on fire on a rack of baby back ribs with sweet smokey pecan bbq sauce and continues from there with time and water...Great review guys!!!!😎
That's weak! I mean, is it asking too much to give me maturation on the can, especially if I can't open the can prior to purchase. It's like having a best friend named Larry with 6 brothers all named....Larry. You call the house and say "Can I talk to Larry.....you know the 24 year old one" LOL. :-P
Now you have me wanting that damn Heavily Peated bottle...curse you...Hahahah! Cheers Chad, ~Mark
Got mine at a whisky trade fair for around $65. Awesome stuff... I heard that they'll do a Rum Cask finished one this year
$65....what a freakin' great price for an awesome whisky!! ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies To be fair... I'm German... our Scotch prices are awesome.... (and hopefully will stay so). I bought a bottle of King Alex III for 109€ /~ $120 a few months back
Good stuff.
I want it. 57.1abv is locked in for the hunt. Now i gotta open my hazelburn 14 to help me cope. Scotland 2020 SFTC
HAHAHAHAHAhahahaha…. I love it, good luck with that coping! ~Mark
Have you guys ever come across a cask strength whisky that wasn't transformed by adding water? For me personally, tasting 55+ ABV stuff neat is just a way of approaching the malt, I need below 50 the majority of the time to actually taste it in its complexity. Aberlour A'bunadh is a prime example, batch 57 that I've got is almost undrinkable for me neat, harsh and way too dense, but with quite a lot of water it's brilliant.
Honestly Nagy I have. It's not often, but there are times that water just kills it! Most often the higher the ABV the more water it can handle, that just makes sense and as you mentioned most often it is transformed. But there are times when a few drops or a teaspoon and the dram is just dead! I'm not talking to where it's "bad" (although not all transformations are good), but I mean literally just dead, flat...bland...
On the flip side there are some cask strength (high ABV) whiskies out there that don't drink high (or hot)….so, like everything with this wonderful elixir, it all comes down to personal taste! ;-) Cheers, ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies Yeah definitely a matter of taste, for me even Glenmorangie Astar (52,5%) needs quite a few drops of water before it comes alive, while some people love it neat.
Told you before, most whisky-lovers are focussed on Springbank when it comes to Campbeltown, but the other 2 distilleries over there offer quite often sensational stuff for a great price…….frankly, for me personally I hope that 99,9% of the Campbeltown buyers stay focussed on Springbank for at least another 20 years, so I can buy the gems from the others for a fraction of what a Springbank costs!...………..Thumbs up from the Netherlands!
Nice one John. Totally agree
Same thoughts here sir. 👍🏻
Whiskey of the year 2020!
Shhhh. Don't tell Jim Murray.
what about Glen Scotia?
It’s coming out in America now, 11/2020. Look for it.
Not available locally. A few places in Canada and Europa have it but don't ship to the USA.
Don't give up! It's worth it! ~Mark
FYI, these are hitting the shelves. Just picked up 2 along with the 2020 Longrow Red. Thanks fellas!
Where? LOL. Do they ship?
@@Scotch4Dummies Lol, not sure if they ship or not... Just stumbled across them in South Carolina. I think they had 6 left after I snagged a double.
Did you make sure it’s the 57.1 abv?
@@Scotch4Dummies Sure did, pulled it outta the sleeve when I saw them sitting beside the 56 Bourbon Cask.
@@Scotch4Dummies just wanted to make sure you all knew that the 750s have landed in the states. Get your wallets ready! ✌️
I just picked up 2 bottles at $85 each, and left 4 on the shelf for the next guy. They are still out there. Just have to look.
A great scotch !!! No doubt
These bottles seems very hard to find. Will they rise in value? I found one with an ABV of 55.7%.
Some will...some won't. The Sherry matured ones seem to be extremely popular. The 2020 one is Sherry matured and has an ABV of 57.1%. This year's is also Sherry matured and has an ABV of 56.9%.
Last year's is all buy got and this year's has yet to hit the states but will for disappear quickly so be on the lookout out!
Sold out everywhere I have looked.
Gonna have to keep an eye on shelves and just hunt! It's sitting out there somewhere due to it's not being known, that's when you snatch it up...all of it! ~Mark
Scotch 4 Dummies is it even in the US yet?
Scotch 4 Dummies is it in the US yet, or I wonder if it will ever come over.
Ребята , спасибо за обзор , Позитив и дружба от вас исходит .
save a 2 oz. sample to refresh your memory for your December Scotch of the Year list.
TOUGH!!! ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies You can do it Mark! I know you can. Think about having a sip of that wonderful Scotch in December or around Thanksgiving and reflecting back to when you first tried it. Worth the effort.
This finally showed up in the DC area. The price is just under $100 in November, 2020. Is this still a 4? What do you guys think?
I'd love to buy a bottle....if I had any clue where to buy it.
That's the tough part Matt. They're not that big (comparatively speaking), so I'd start by going to their website. It does list stores in the UK and importers for other countries. When this showed up online, the Sherry Bombers of the scotch world (folks that love these deep bold sherry matured scotches spread the word like wild fire and buy up 3-6 bottles a piece so it tends to dry up fast.
Now, on the flip side, here's a silver lining of hope! Because this is not a common place well known name you very well may find it on a shelf somewhere just sitting because nobody knows enough about it to buy it! That is when you pounce and you buy every damn bottle that store has, you won't be disappointed and if the offshoot 1 in a million that you don't care for it you'll be able to off load on the secondary with ease!!! Cheers, ~Mark
That was fun
Yes it was! :-)
ooooooohhhh yeahhh baby!
Holy crap this one sounds amazing. We were just talking about it in the discord a day or so ago after I picked up the 8 year old bourbon version. Which is also quite lovely. But this seems like an entirely different level. I think I left an empty sample bottle at the bar ;) Ha ha....
I like the drew-ama, does he like it..dun dun dun. 4.0 at the end.
Hahahahahah. "Drew-ama"!! Now there's a keeper! :-) ~Mark
Only 6 days in 2020 and we already might have a number 1 whisky of the year????
Yep they did ;)
“I wish I had more hands...”
Only the real ones know.
It's a CELEBRATION!!! ;-)
luckily I bought an unopened case before people jumped on the hype wagon 😂
Complex for an 8 years right?
"It's worth way more than $80. I'd even buy it at $100."
Ah fuck, I don't really want you guys biging this up but I can't say I disagree with your opinion. It's good whisky but lets not get carried away. Tasting is so subjective - Bananas Foster means next to nothing over the pond although we love the sound of it. It needs water - It's 57 % for goodness sake. Look Kilcherran, Benromach and Glen Scotia are doing great things. Stop with the big guns that are fleecing us and look at the stuff under the radar. Cheers. WT
Buy them now before they become 400$ post-COVID.
Its amazing my best klikerran by date and im a kilkerranfanboy ;) if you go over to my instagram you can read my own notes about this amazing sherry bomb! Was looking for a long time and got 2 for 57 euros right before christmas, opened the same day and wow! smile on your face...
SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!!
How would you guys compare this to tgbss Springbank 12 yr cask strength.?
Great redview gents
I would say it’s richer due to the casking and lighter on the funk. Very tasty.
Good to see you here Corey!
-Shawn
Hey Shawn. Have guys ever thought about doing a follow up review in the Deanston “One Giant Leap” bottle?
Just wondering what it’s like after sitting some time.
Slainte
I would like to follow that review up but no one is sharing that bottle. lol
Hmmmm
You guys are a bad influence lol. Had to search and search and search, found it for $110 can’t wait till it gets to the house.
You'll understand... 😁 ~Mark
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Scotch 4 Dummies I’ll definitely come hit the thumbs up as soon I get to taste it. Also can’t remember if you guys have done a review on glen scotia, if you haven’t, don’t. Keep that stuff secret. Campbeltown FTW.
Navdeep Gill where did you find it?
WhiskyWolverine whiskyexclusive.eu/product/kilkerran-8-years-2019-571/
Now I know it doesn’t say sherry or show the bottle itself, but it definitely is this bottling. There’s no other 57.1 I could find from them.
why don't you guys pour 1 glass (each) 20 minutes early and 1 glass 10minutes early, talk, compare, always try water after tasting a couple times. I'm a noob (only 20 or so various bottles of diff. scotches, multiple on faves) . I agree with most of your reviews but Springbank 10 tastes way diff. after 40 min. with water added than it does 10 min. after pouring without water. If you buy a backup bottle, crack it when the first bottle is mostly gone. Use a funnel to pour 10% from bottle 2 into bottle 1 or a mason jar and it helps get rid of " the neck pour" taste.