This is belting! I’ve tried every batch and each has a distinct difference, phenomenal value too. These do take a while to open up, they’re not designed for swiggers at all.
Some hightlights from the auto-subtext generator: - Kill Karen - heavily pitted single malt whisky - … The Mike Spotty - somewhere in the middle of the ABC … - The peak is really coming out to meet me - Glen Gale Distillery - Kill Kevin - Heavily repeated whiskys - … and I have tasted some really old Lego volumes, 30 year old and 25 year old Legoland - Peter Twisky comes from Isla - It’s actually nice to get a change from Isla Pete, because they often get that Salty Maritime Pettiness - Glendale is the sister distillery of Springbank - Greenman, freshman pineapple mint - … the intensity of this young whisky which I wouldn’t put to more than 6 to 7 years old uhm but absolutely worth it if you like pizza, if you don’t like Pete walk away, walk totally away and never look back … I like Pete. - The Finnish Gingery Pete - Keep your eyes open, Mock Maps - I like elemental pitiness I don’t like pettiness that’s been messed about with over time. - It’s a Mock Mark. - Try the Clicker - means goodbye. You couldn’t make this shit up. Well I guess you could but it’s almost sad to think the algorithm does not possess the phenomenal experience to savour itself at work.
@@torbjornkarlsen xD yeah me too. That’s why I have a good bottle of Kill Kevin on the way in the mail, straight out of the Legoland distillery. None of the maritime pettiness that we’ve all grown so weary of from that salty old bugger Islay Pete. Don’t want to put him on the spot but he HAS made himself a bit of a mock mark of late. He should try the clicker …
@@whynottalklikeapirat Yeah that's what I've been saying all along. I too have a bottle of Kill Kevin heavily repeated batch 8 on a shelf, very excited to try it some day soon.
Always such a lovely evening ritual on mondays pouring a dram and watching these reviews. I really love these releases, and frankly most things from Kilkerran. They really hit home with me. I have an opened and an unopened bottle of each of the Heavily Peated batches in my collection. I like them all and their differences, but batch 4 might be the top one for me.
I appreciate your dedication to adding as much water 💧 as you see fit! I too enjoy a few drops in most and more than a few drops in the cask strength bottles. Bravo 👏 Ralfy thanks as always kindest regards, S.
I haven't come across this one yet since it's hard to come by where I am. I love the 12yr old which is lightly peated as well. Can't wait to find and try this one.
A fellow Scotsman and UA-camr like Ralfy called Steve Marsh, does mainly video tours around Scotland, but recently visited the Isle of Man. Thought it might be interesting to some of you to see the island. A Great Way to Spend a Rainy Day on The Isle of Man - The Manx Electric Railway..
Haven’t had Batch 8, but 3,4,6,7 have this wonderful Gouda cheese note combines creaminess, saltiness and smoke… always puts a smile on my face… very savory and delightful. Great review Ralphy!
Absolutely LOVED Batch 6 and just picked up a bottle of B7. When I cracked the 6, I was surprised by a waft of what felt like a mezcal note adding to that wonderful complexity and depth. Man did I love that bottle! Will be cracking the 7 soon. Curious to know if you preferred one over the other for any specific reasons.
Kilkerran, Hazelburn and Longrow are my go-to whiskies now that Springbank has become completely unaffordable. I have never had a disappointing experience in any of these because the quality is so consistently fantastic. Young ones like this 8yr can be great and also put away a few 21s as well. Stockpiling a large stash before the collectors catch on and push these out of my range too!
If you like peat add Lediag 10 & Ledaig Rioja Cask Finish Sinclair Series to your every day list, also Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt is suposed to be a good Springbank alternative but I havent tried it yet. These 3 are all around £40 mark in the UK at present.
Bought this btl 4 months ago & just opened it this evening, this is the 1st HP batch I've been able to get my hands on & I'm not dissapointed. Peat slap in the face indeed, minerally & ginger powder. Nippy neat granted but it is CS, custard creams with water added. Peat finish go's on & on & Ariston. If young is the way to go why won't the industry just put the age statement on these NAS peated single malts? Rather than it being brand damaging TBA I think we'd all appreciate the transparancy & integrity if they did.
At the beginning of August I wrote to you on Patreon asking for advice on whiskey stores in London and you advised me to go to whiskey exchange (which I did) and this bottle is exactly what I bought, I haven't tried it yet but I have it well stored to enjoy it when the summer heat dissipates…
Ledaig is a good smoky whisky also, and my favorite smoky Islay is now the NAS Bunnahabhain Moine for about 40 $/£ in Sweden and the independent Islay nas bottled for Sweden.
11:00 "if you like peat" I am not so much into peat because I always had Islay in my mind. I can tolerate it once in a while but wouldn't buy a bottle. This one (had previous batches and like Kilkerran in general) is different and I love it. Glad that I gave it a chance. So I would say it's wort a try. A sample. Or find a friend who has a bottle... Just bought batch 8. Fair price tag. 69 Euros.
WOW only 5 Whisky Reviews left to 1000 - what a journey. Thank you for you´re very good and informative Reviews. Been with you since you´re 30th Video... GREAT JOB.
Still looking to find this. And I 100% agree on peated whiskys being better at the younger end of things. 5 yrs for Wee Beastie up to 10-12 for the flagship heavy hitters is the sweet spot. Beyond that, it just doesn’t slap as hard and that KAPOW is what I want from a peaty whisky.
Big Clive had the option of including a light in the clicker but he decided not to. I suppose that the Viewer would not be able to see the light as it turns the camera off.
Love everything from Kilkerran, just a pity it's a pain in the backside to get hold of through retailers although I've signed up to an auction site that seems a better option.
I paid £79 when it was released in Norway last week. Was I ripped off? I don't find it easy to find out what you pay for whiskies in the UK or elsewhere but often I find that core range whiskies around that price range are roughly the same price here. Not this one, though. Didn't stop it from flying off the shelves anyway. Oh well, I suppose I have to taste it to know whether it was worth it or not.
This particular batch 8 is a vatting of Refill Ex-Sherry and Ex-Bourbon barrels. The early batches were Bourbon matured only. I may be in the minority here, but the truth is that I much prefer Kilkerran to Springbank single malt. 85 Ralfy? Hmmm. A bit stingy in my opinion.
Greeting Mr Ralfy, when I watched this review for the first time, I wasn't able to find it anywhere. Today I was looking for a nice aingle malt to buy myself a birthday present and torn between Laphroaig 10 yr old sherry cask or Deanston 12 and out of the blue, got an email from one of these online bottle shops that batch num 9 is in stock and interestingly I had some credit under my account in that shop so I just placed the order. I hope num 9 is as good as 8. Cheers
I have wanted to try this, so I am appreciative of your review. However, the price here in NJ is around the $150 mark and it's just not a priority for me. Thank you!
I felt that way with batch 6; I wept when I finished the bottle. Just bought a bottle of batch 7. Can't wait to crack it. Hopefully, I can pick up batch 8 soon and feel secure in knowing I can savor both for a while.
Hi Ralphy have u ever tried whisky from Switzerland? If so do you have any recommendations as I am visiting there next month I heard there whisky is burgeoning with 20 or so distilleries
Might not be old, but they’re still charging an arm and a leg for this where I am. Ridiculous prices in the US… Ardbeg levels of gouging by shops near me anyway. So I’ll simply pass… not value for money.
Have had batches 4-7 (4 gone, 5 low - 6 and 7 still healthy), but was a bit lazy with this. It seemed to hand around for quite a while and got too complacent. Not widely available now.
I absolultely LOVED batch 6; just picked up a bottle of batch 7 (the store was out of batch 8 or I would have picked up both), which I'll crack very soon. Curious to know if you prefered 6 or 7 and why.
@@andynelson5864 Ooh - that is difficult to say. Levels say Batch 7 - it is significantly lower than the 6 despite being newer. I couldn't choose one over the other, but if I had the choice of picking a spare - probably 7. It has more in common with 5 than 6. I like the clarity and laser sharp definition of flavours - a more high toned sweetness than the 6, and a little more virgin oak. Saying that, the 6 has a wonderful bloom of peat on the finish which I love. The 7 finishes a little more spirit dominant.
@@lcpholman Thanks for the reply! I wish I left a little B6 around so I can make a more accurate comparison--I'll try to pick up a bottle of B8 while I still have plenty of B7 around. Will crack the 7 soon. When I do, I may send you another comment on it just because you were kind enough to reply.
Hi there Ralphie!!! This Phil Carrillo. Thare is a new presentation of GLENLIVET but this one is 40% AVV. Can you review it one of these days, please? All the best.
Great stuff as usual Ralfy! 30 bottles of this whisky was released in Norway last week, for £79 each. I was very surprised to get hold of one. Is it difficult to get in the UK and what's it cost over there of you can get one?
Well it seems anything out of the ordinary is overpriced over here, whereas many of the more available 10 or 12 years olds are priced more reasonably. I've come to realise it's a good idea to check out UK prices before buying. Without thinking I bought a bottle of A.D. Rattray Invergordon 15YO which I believe is going to be stunning but I paid about £110 discovering later that it's £64 ordered from the producer. I guess I'll drink it slowly!
I've got a 7yo from Single Cask Nation to open when the weather cools around here, have only sampled older Caol Ila prior to this and in general Ledaig is about my peat limit. We'll see how much water it takes.
I've had a North Star 8 year old (51%), a charity bottle for the Children Hospices of Scotland, that was quite delicious. Tried a bottle and bought another pair.
@@NicolasMD85 oh it's a banger alright! It's a tad hot peppery but you forgive it because there's so much wonderful flavour warm sweet peat with butter scotch,egg custard & creme brulee . And I think at 50 it might be the best value and most available out of springbank.
But the mark just 85? I have batch 6 w a 90 3 w 88 in my book..you planning on opening some of your treasures from the good old days soon? Leave the high marks to them? It will be really hard some years ahead to compare your marks over the years...😂
Ralfy, lets be honest buddy...nobody drinks a cask strenght whisky diluted to 30-35 abv. Also the 85 score is a little on the low side. Just my 2 cents...
Batch 4 was an absolute delight. Perfect combination of elemental peat & a touch of oak.
This is belting! I’ve tried every batch and each has a distinct difference, phenomenal value too. These do take a while to open up, they’re not designed for swiggers at all.
Some hightlights from the auto-subtext generator:
- Kill Karen
- heavily pitted single malt whisky
- … The Mike Spotty - somewhere in the middle of the ABC …
- The peak is really coming out to meet me
- Glen Gale Distillery
- Kill Kevin
- Heavily repeated whiskys
- … and I have tasted some really old Lego volumes, 30 year old and 25 year old Legoland
- Peter Twisky comes from Isla
- It’s actually nice to get a change from Isla Pete, because they often get that Salty Maritime Pettiness
- Glendale is the sister distillery of Springbank
- Greenman, freshman pineapple mint
- … the intensity of this young whisky which I wouldn’t put to more than 6 to 7 years old uhm but absolutely worth it if you like pizza, if you don’t like Pete walk away, walk totally away and never look back … I like Pete.
- The Finnish Gingery Pete
- Keep your eyes open, Mock Maps
- I like elemental pitiness I don’t like pettiness that’s been messed about with over time.
- It’s a Mock Mark.
- Try the Clicker - means goodbye.
You couldn’t make this shit up. Well I guess you could but it’s almost sad to think the algorithm does not possess the phenomenal experience to savour itself at work.
I love a little dram of heavily repeated whisky
@@torbjornkarlsen xD yeah me too. That’s why I have a good bottle of Kill Kevin on the way in the mail, straight out of the Legoland distillery. None of the maritime pettiness that we’ve all grown so weary of from that salty old bugger Islay Pete. Don’t want to put him on the spot but he HAS made himself a bit of a mock mark of late. He should try the clicker …
@@whynottalklikeapirat Yeah that's what I've been saying all along. I too have a bottle of Kill Kevin heavily repeated batch 8 on a shelf, very excited to try it some day soon.
@@torbjornkarlsen 😄absolutely worth it if you like pizza!
Strong score. One to look out for. Thanks Ralfy.
A little time-bomb gem of a single malt. Very articulate!
Always such a lovely evening ritual on mondays pouring a dram and watching these reviews.
I really love these releases, and frankly most things from Kilkerran. They really hit home with me. I have an opened and an unopened bottle of each of the Heavily Peated batches in my collection. I like them all and their differences, but batch 4 might be the top one for me.
I asked for a kilkerran review and you delivered, thank you so much . I’ve been quietly collecting kilkerran for 3 years, up to 13 bottles now.😊
I appreciate your dedication to adding as much water 💧 as you see fit! I too enjoy a few drops in most and more than a few drops in the cask strength bottles. Bravo 👏 Ralfy thanks as always kindest regards, S.
The orginal 12y 46% kilkerran is one of the best core range 12y on the market together with Bunnahabain 12y.
Well, I never really expected to hear my name out loud. Thanks!
And on a peated whisky review? *chef's kiss*
I haven't come across this one yet since it's hard to come by where I am. I love the 12yr old which is lightly peated as well. Can't wait to find and try this one.
Great review Ralfy! I have a bottle of Batch 5 and I agree that it is greatly improved by a healthy addition of water.
Ralfys Cats are becoming as regular as a Malt Mention.
Opened my bottle laat night and drank it neat. Absolutely loved it - full of interest, and the natural presentation CS abv really helps.
Muchas gracias Ralfy top notch information 🤘
A fellow Scotsman and UA-camr like Ralfy called Steve Marsh, does mainly video tours around Scotland, but recently visited the Isle of Man. Thought it might be interesting to some of you to see the island.
A Great Way to Spend a Rainy Day on The Isle of Man - The Manx Electric Railway..
Haven’t had Batch 8, but 3,4,6,7 have this wonderful Gouda cheese note combines creaminess, saltiness and smoke… always puts a smile on my face… very savory and delightful. Great review Ralphy!
Absolutely LOVED Batch 6 and just picked up a bottle of B7. When I cracked the 6, I was surprised by a waft of what felt like a mezcal note adding to that wonderful complexity and depth. Man did I love that bottle! Will be cracking the 7 soon. Curious to know if you preferred one over the other for any specific reasons.
Kilkerran, Hazelburn and Longrow are my go-to whiskies now that Springbank has become completely unaffordable. I have never had a disappointing experience in any of these because the quality is so consistently fantastic. Young ones like this 8yr can be great and also put away a few 21s as well. Stockpiling a large stash before the collectors catch on and push these out of my range too!
If you like peat add Lediag 10 & Ledaig Rioja Cask Finish Sinclair Series to your every day list, also Campbeltown Loch Blended Malt is suposed to be a good Springbank alternative but I havent tried it yet. These 3 are all around £40 mark in the UK at present.
Bought this btl 4 months ago & just opened it this evening, this is the 1st HP batch I've been able to get my hands on & I'm not dissapointed.
Peat slap in the face indeed, minerally & ginger powder. Nippy neat granted but it is CS, custard creams with water added. Peat finish go's on & on & Ariston.
If young is the way to go why won't the industry just put the age statement on these NAS peated single malts?
Rather than it being brand damaging TBA I think we'd all appreciate the transparancy & integrity if they did.
At the beginning of August I wrote to you on Patreon asking for advice on whiskey stores in London and you advised me to go to whiskey exchange (which I did) and this bottle is exactly what I bought, I haven't tried it yet but I have it well stored to enjoy it when the summer heat dissipates…
Ohh Batch 8 Kilkerran, I saw this locally and bought up every bottle they had, good stuff there! The 8 Yr bourbon may be my fav tho!!!
Ow goody ! Looking forward to this one! 😊🥃
Ledaig is a good smoky whisky also, and my favorite smoky Islay is now the NAS Bunnahabhain Moine for about 40 $/£ in Sweden and the independent Islay nas bottled for Sweden.
One of my favourite peated whiskies. Easily my favourite non-Islay whisky! 👍🏻 😊 👌🏼
One of my favourites 😊 on to my third bottle!
Ill keep a look out for this. I still have a Kilkerran 12 which I've not tried yet. Been put on the back burner for now.
Good luck trying to buy a bottle of this. It's on my wishlist 🙏🏾
11:00 "if you like peat"
I am not so much into peat because I always had Islay in my mind. I can tolerate it once in a while but wouldn't buy a bottle. This one (had previous batches and like Kilkerran in general) is different and I love it. Glad that I gave it a chance. So I would say it's wort a try. A sample. Or find a friend who has a bottle...
Just bought batch 8. Fair price tag. 69 Euros.
WOW only 5 Whisky Reviews left to 1000 - what a journey. Thank you for you´re very good and informative Reviews. Been with you since you´re 30th Video... GREAT JOB.
Hear, hear. It's a crazy number of fantastic videos!
Still looking to find this. And I 100% agree on peated whiskys being better at the younger end of things. 5 yrs for Wee Beastie up to 10-12 for the flagship heavy hitters is the sweet spot. Beyond that, it just doesn’t slap as hard and that KAPOW is what I want from a peaty whisky.
Great. Now I need to try to find this in my neck of the woods.
Rumour has it that this is the last Peat in Progress batch. Next release should be a standard core line up bottling
Getting anything from Campbeltown you have to be quick off the mark.
Hey Ralfy, Kilkerran is back in stock from Masters of Malt. Just ordered a bottle. Looking forward to a sample. Great review 🙌🏾😊
No better introduction to open my Kilkerran Heavily Peated bottle this weekend 😊
Got off to a disrupted start not because of a busy day. Nooo! It was the kitty!
Big Clive had the option of including a light in the clicker but he decided not to. I suppose that the Viewer would not be able to see the light as it turns the camera off.
Love everything from Kilkerran, just a pity it's a pain in the backside to get hold of through retailers although I've signed up to an auction site that seems a better option.
I like you review NAS whiskies these days too
Ralfy’s whiskey of the year selection is going to be very interesting with this new rating system in place.
Drank my bottle of batch 8 over the summer. Was great after a BBQ.
Not long ago I was able to try an Ardmore, 46+% etc...ex-bourbon cask.
It tasted like peated bourbon.
I just bought a bourbon bomb, the Elijah Craig C923 🔥💣🏆🏅👍 Awesome
Tks Ralfy, i go for a bottle.
Love this whisky and have this very batch. For the price and ABV it's an absolute banger
What do you pay for it where you live?
@@torbjornkarlsen £47.50
I paid £79 when it was released in Norway last week. Was I ripped off? I don't find it easy to find out what you pay for whiskies in the UK or elsewhere but often I find that core range whiskies around that price range are roughly the same price here. Not this one, though. Didn't stop it from flying off the shelves anyway. Oh well, I suppose I have to taste it to know whether it was worth it or not.
Exactly, only you can decide if you were ripped off or not depending on your experience of tasting
Im lucky , have two of theme ,Sweden got 238 bottles 😃
An absolutely Great single malt! Kilkkeran is one of my favorites
This particular batch 8 is a vatting of Refill Ex-Sherry and Ex-Bourbon barrels. The early batches were Bourbon matured only. I may be in the minority here, but the truth is that I much prefer Kilkerran to Springbank single malt.
85 Ralfy? Hmmm. A bit stingy in my opinion.
Agreed on both counts
I have the 12 year old, & a very satisfying dram it is.
Greeting Mr Ralfy, when I watched this review for the first time, I wasn't able to find it anywhere. Today I was looking for a nice aingle malt to buy myself a birthday present and torn between Laphroaig 10 yr old sherry cask or Deanston 12 and out of the blue, got an email from one of these online bottle shops that batch num 9 is in stock and interestingly I had some credit under my account in that shop so I just placed the order. I hope num 9 is as good as 8. Cheers
I have wanted to try this, so I am appreciative of your review. However, the price here in NJ is around the $150 mark and it's just not a priority for me. Thank you!
Joe Canal’s in Lawrenceville has this batch right now for $130.
I have a bottle of batch 7 that I've hardly touched because it's so good that I don't want to finish it...
I felt that way with batch 6; I wept when I finished the bottle. Just bought a bottle of batch 7. Can't wait to crack it. Hopefully, I can pick up batch 8 soon and feel secure in knowing I can savor both for a while.
Fire Monster. 48.4%
Hi Ralphy have u ever tried whisky from Switzerland? If so do you have any recommendations as I am visiting there next month I heard there whisky is burgeoning with 20 or so distilleries
Might not be old, but they’re still charging an arm and a leg for this where I am. Ridiculous prices in the US… Ardbeg levels of gouging by shops near me anyway. So I’ll simply pass… not value for money.
. . . you're right to by-pass the gouging and stick to value options. It makes sense.
Hi Ralfy would you relate this Kilkerran with his Longrow NAS neighbor/brother? Looking forward to your 1000 review!
. . . both very good.
Have had batches 4-7 (4 gone, 5 low - 6 and 7 still healthy), but was a bit lazy with this. It seemed to hand around for quite a while and got too complacent. Not widely available now.
I absolultely LOVED batch 6; just picked up a bottle of batch 7 (the store was out of batch 8 or I would have picked up both), which I'll crack very soon. Curious to know if you prefered 6 or 7 and why.
@@andynelson5864 Ooh - that is difficult to say. Levels say Batch 7 - it is significantly lower than the 6 despite being newer. I couldn't choose one over the other, but if I had the choice of picking a spare - probably 7. It has more in common with 5 than 6. I like the clarity and laser sharp definition of flavours - a more high toned sweetness than the 6, and a little more virgin oak. Saying that, the 6 has a wonderful bloom of peat on the finish which I love. The 7 finishes a little more spirit dominant.
@@lcpholman Thanks for the reply! I wish I left a little B6 around so I can make a more accurate comparison--I'll try to pick up a bottle of B8 while I still have plenty of B7 around. Will crack the 7 soon. When I do, I may send you another comment on it just because you were kind enough to reply.
Hi there Ralphie!!! This Phil Carrillo. Thare is a new presentation of GLENLIVET but this one is 40% AVV. Can you review it one of these days, please? All the best.
Great stuff as usual Ralfy! 30 bottles of this whisky was released in Norway last week, for £79 each. I was very surprised to get hold of one. Is it difficult to get in the UK and what's it cost over there of you can get one?
We can pick it up for around £50 if your lucky £47.50 but it doesn't hang around. And I think you did well when you factor in your Tax. Cheers mate 😊
Well it seems anything out of the ordinary is overpriced over here, whereas many of the more available 10 or 12 years olds are priced more reasonably. I've come to realise it's a good idea to check out UK prices before buying. Without thinking I bought a bottle of A.D. Rattray Invergordon 15YO which I believe is going to be stunning but I paid about £110 discovering later that it's £64 ordered from the producer. I guess I'll drink it slowly!
“castrated peatedness” OH MY!
Ralfy, I hardly see any mist. How come!!
I just saw this for $99 at my local shop in Massachusetts. Why only 85 where you seem to like it and didn't have any real negative remarks?
Out of interest you always mention how many ml of water you add but how many ml of whisky do you pour in your reviews many thanks
Ralfy I don't think I've heard you refer to a young Caol Ila before, what sort of age range do you mean? Have they gone much below 10yo?
. . . Indi-bottlers go as low as 8yo or less sometimes.
I've got a 7yo from Single Cask Nation to open when the weather cools around here, have only sampled older Caol Ila prior to this and in general Ledaig is about my peat limit. We'll see how much water it takes.
I've had a North Star 8 year old (51%), a charity bottle for the Children Hospices of Scotland, that was quite delicious. Tried a bottle and bought another pair.
Just finished my first heavily peated longrow last night.
What are your thoughts on it?
@@NicolasMD85 oh it's a banger alright! It's a tad hot peppery but you forgive it because there's so much wonderful flavour warm sweet peat with butter scotch,egg custard & creme brulee . And I think at 50 it might be the best value and most available out of springbank.
@henryDzieciontko will take it in consideration, I choose between HP Longrow and Kilkeran 12
AH, too bad this NAS is not as readily available, even here in Ontario LCBO. 😭
worth $110
just about sold out 😃
But the mark just 85? I have batch 6 w a 90 3 w 88 in my book..you planning on opening some of your treasures from the good old days soon? Leave the high marks to them? It will be really hard some years ahead to compare your marks over the years...😂
Ralfy, lets be honest buddy...nobody drinks a cask strenght whisky diluted to 30-35 abv. Also the 85 score is a little on the low side. Just my 2 cents...
Umm, heavily peated. Like liquid smoke. Tasty. 😅
All of Kilkerran's offerings are for grown ups.
Heavily peated sounds good to me, no need for more info.
Too low score... maybe you agree.
I find the 8 year Lagavulin more enjoyable than the 16. The 16 is popular here because its subdued.
995...