Kilkerran Cask Strength 2022 Release Port Cask Matured Single Malt Scotch Whisky 8 Year Old

Colour

Deep coppery amber with ruby-tinged mahogany undertones.

Nose

Port-fresh and lush, ripened red fruits surge forward—cherries, plums, raspberries—laced with syrupy sweetness from Port cask aging. Dried fig, candied orange peel and toasty oak intertwine with spice, clove and cocoa, while a whisper of maritime smoke lingers in the background. At cask strength, the aroma is dense, vibrant and inviting, hinting at depth, richness, and a bold oak-backed finish.

Palate

Bold and lush on the palate, this Port Cask Kilkerran unfurls dark red fruit—cherry, plum, raspberry—braided with cacao and treacle. A peppery warmth from the strength sits with subtle peat smoke and a maritime bite. Port sweetness persists through a plush, velvety mouthfeel, finishing long with warming spice, oak and dark chocolate.

Finish

An expansive, long finish clings with plush port-driven sweetness—ripe fig, plum and cherry fruit—woven with cocoa, sultana and a whisper of vanilla. Peppery clove and cinnamon spice linger from the cask-strength maturation, then gradually soften into warm oak, leaving a refined, lingering fruit-resin echo.