I love Kilkerran 12!! Hey where are your new videos?! Have you decided to stop making them public? I hope not! Kilkerran is very hard to acquire in Canada but after finding some it was an immediate love along with other beautiful complex single malts. Happy New Year!
My first experience with the Kilkerran 12 was in New Zealand. I am from Canada and went there for work and found a bottle local and finished it slowly over the 4 weeks I was there. I absolutely fell in love with it. My first love was Springbank but the Kilkerran 12 gives the Springbank 10 a run for its money.
I just bought a bottle of the Kilkerran 12 and it no longer states on the label Non-chill filtered and no color added. Wondering if you have any insight on this? Have they changed and are adding color because it sure is dark.
As you have noted, this is not an overly complexed whisky but the flavors are well balanced. Not a fair comparison but would say this is a touch better than regular Bunnahabhain 12?
Anything Springbank/Kilkerran related is getting next to impossible to buy nowadays. Any tips on buying to stay in front of the flippers? I live in Scotland btw
Starting to notice shops who sell online holding back bottles on release day for a few day’s and then claiming it to be from a private collection. Obviously then becoming many times more expensive than the retail price.
Without wanting to sound like a t**t, drive up to the distillery shop. Phil and Deepa came over from San Fran ( whisky mystery, I think ) they bought loads. I'm south of the boarder and will not pay above £10.00 rrp on anything. Chance you're arm on Berry Brothers and Rudd indi bottlers amazing what sometimes appears on there.
Just picked one of these up too. Was $80 which here is a good price in todays market as it is being sold for as much as $100 crazy times for anything Kilkerran or Springbank. Cheers
I 1st bought kilkerran 12 at $60. Then I bought one at $100 and felt I somewhat overpaid. Now I see them online at @80-200 plus. Not sure why the variation for the same 12 yr. Anyhow I remember buying in 2019 3 bottles of Springbank 12 for $85 each. Last year I was passing by South Carolina and stopped at a shop that had a few for $200. Now I realize there’s many who would jump at that. These bottles go for 300 ish IF you can find them. But once you pay 85 it’s tough to go up to 200 plus in a few yrs for the SAME product. Prices are out of this world and going to get worse. The avg joe used to be able to purchase up to some of the 25 yr old bottles of scotch. Now you’re looking at the 15s and maybe a few 18s still at good value. Soon most people will be happy to be able to afford a 12. I guess that’s how the industry wants it. A true luxury item.
Available for 65 ukp in Canada, but i passed. Now, i regret. . . SPringbank and Kilker dissappear off the Whisky Exchange website altogether for months now . . . WHAT DID Y-O U DO ?? (kidd')
Ah I miss those old tall Kilkerran WIP bottlings. I had both the bourbon and sherry WIP6 and immediately thought this is great! Surprisingly great. Like better than Springbank great ;-) Getting very concerned about the growing hype and dwindling availability of Springbank group products though. We've talked about this before but I honestly thought it might be getting better by now and it's not...
We did a tasting last night with Kilkerran 12, Tobermory 12 and Glenfarclas 12 and indeed Kilkerran was superior. Oily is the first thing that pops to mind after having tried the other two. Also, less vanilla than the other two ehich is good for me.
Haven’t had the kilkerran 12 for a while, why, simply because like other kilkerrans and springbanks one cannot find the stuff and when one finds a bottle its too damn expensive. It is a good whisky though. Slàinte.
Love Kilkerran and this is a great release for me too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and history with Kilkerran. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love Kilkerran 12!! Hey where are your new videos?! Have you decided to stop making them public? I hope not! Kilkerran is very hard to acquire in Canada but after finding some it was an immediate love along with other beautiful complex single malts. Happy New Year!
My first experience with the Kilkerran 12 was in New Zealand. I am from Canada and went there for work and found a bottle local and finished it slowly over the 4 weeks I was there. I absolutely fell in love with it. My first love was Springbank but the Kilkerran 12 gives the Springbank 10 a run for its money.
I love both Springbank and Kilkerran and try not to compare. But their is something special about the Kilkerran 12 I agree.
Kilkerran just kills it. Great to hear your thoughts. Cheers bud and keep 'em coming.
Cheers Al
I just bought a bottle of the Kilkerran 12 and it no longer states on the label Non-chill filtered and no color added. Wondering if you have any insight on this? Have they changed and are adding color because it sure is dark.
Honestly dude, I'm not sure. I don't think so. At least I don't hope so.
Exactly! If you can find it. I’m glad I got my hands on a bottle. I’ll repurchase with confidence. Cheers bro 🥃🤙
So glad!
Difficult to find fault in the Kilkerran 12, excellent stuff. Also love the Heavily Peated Kilkerran batches, have the last 3 releases and all great.
Yup, hard to disagree with that. Availability is an issue that's it!
As you have noted, this is not an overly complexed whisky but the flavors are well balanced. Not a fair comparison but would say this is a touch better than regular Bunnahabhain 12?
Certainly a little more complex, thats for sure
Anything Springbank/Kilkerran related is getting next to impossible to buy nowadays. Any tips on buying to stay in front of the flippers? I live in Scotland btw
I honestly think things will become better in a few months once we hit normal status. Fingers crossed.
Starting to notice shops who sell online holding back bottles on release day for a few day’s and then claiming it to be from a private collection. Obviously then becoming many times more expensive than the retail price.
Without wanting to sound like a t**t, drive up to the distillery shop. Phil and Deepa came over from San Fran ( whisky mystery, I think ) they bought loads. I'm south of the boarder and will not pay above £10.00 rrp on anything. Chance you're arm on Berry Brothers and Rudd indi bottlers amazing what sometimes appears on there.
Just picked one of these up too. Was $80 which here is a good price in todays market as it is being sold for as much as $100 crazy times for anything Kilkerran or Springbank. Cheers
I think that's a pretty good price all things considered
I 1st bought kilkerran 12 at $60. Then I bought one at $100 and felt I somewhat overpaid. Now I see them online at @80-200 plus. Not sure why the variation for the same 12 yr. Anyhow I remember buying in 2019 3 bottles of Springbank 12 for $85 each.
Last year I was passing by South Carolina and stopped at a shop that had a few for $200.
Now I realize there’s many who would jump at that. These bottles go for 300 ish IF you can find them. But once you pay 85 it’s tough to go up to 200 plus in a few yrs for the SAME product. Prices are out of this world and going to get worse. The avg joe used to be able to purchase up to some of the 25 yr old bottles of scotch. Now you’re looking at the 15s and maybe a few 18s still at good value. Soon most people will be happy to be able to afford a 12.
I guess that’s how the industry wants it. A true luxury item.
Available for 65 ukp in Canada, but i passed. Now, i regret. . . SPringbank and Kilker dissappear off the Whisky Exchange website altogether for months now . . . WHAT DID Y-O U DO ?? (kidd')
Even I have no clue what happened!
@@MaltActivist (( BTW, a great job, as always...))
Not sure where you are Tim but there is still a small number of bottles avail at some LCBO stores in Ontario.
Ah I miss those old tall Kilkerran WIP bottlings. I had both the bourbon and sherry WIP6 and immediately thought this is great! Surprisingly great. Like better than Springbank great ;-) Getting very concerned about the growing hype and dwindling availability of Springbank group products though. We've talked about this before but I honestly thought it might be getting better by now and it's not...
Definitely a cause for concern if you ask me. Fingers crossed.
I have noticed some batch variations, but it at best Kilkerran 12 is just excellent, even better than Springbank 10. Not every time thought.
I like both to be honest
We did a tasting last night with Kilkerran 12, Tobermory 12 and Glenfarclas 12 and indeed Kilkerran was superior. Oily is the first thing that pops to mind after having tried the other two. Also, less vanilla than the other two ehich is good for me.
You're right!
This is somewhat frail at 46%, would have been a bomb at cask strength. MA, excellent work, sir.
I believe you're right. I think even at 50% it would have been quite spectacular.
@@MaltActivist Like you noted, great flavours. But they are all faint.
Haven’t had the kilkerran 12 for a while, why, simply because like other kilkerrans and springbanks one cannot find the stuff and when one finds a bottle its too damn expensive. It is a good whisky though. Slàinte.
It's a great whisky!
no rating?
Maybe I forgot. I am so not a professional....
Just saw it for $149 in Wash DC and clearly Not worth it at that price!
Wow, that's pretty steep!