Killowen Port Cask KD202

Nose: This is very fresh and clean with a lovely waxiness to it. White grapes, kiwi, icing sugar and fresh cereal notes. Sourdough bread. A hint of wood polish, lemon curd, vanilla and fresh linen. In the background is an earthy, oily note. Finally, we get freshly churned butter. Water brings out crème brûlée and amplifies the fresh fruit and breadiness.

Palate: Such and unctuous mouthfeel – creamy, oily and syrupy. It’s pot still spice that hits first and foremost crackling with pepper, ginger and dried chilli flakes. Then a big burst of sweetness – icing sugar, vanilla, ripe apples, lychee and grapes. Now we get earthiness with mild smoke and dry fried chestnut mushrooms. Toasted sourdough and loads of barley. Water makes things a little spicier and the peat more noticeable.