Review #187: Kirkland 18 Speyside

Speyside - 18 - Chill FIltered - E150 - $55 - 46%

Color - Russet

Nose - Nutmeg, vanilla, raisin, lavender 

Palate - Vanilla, apples, chocolate orange

Finish - Short - Caramel, chocolate, vanilla, hint of spice

Overall - 6.5 -  This isn't a bad sherry finished dram.  Chocolate, vanilla, not a ton of sherry but enough to let you know it is there.  Simple, straight forward, drinkable.  I like this better than the Kirkland 20 that I had recently had.  I would probably pick a bottle of this up over an entry level sherried malt.  Having said that, I am not in a hurry to pick it up.  

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I really enjoyed but it will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.91

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16