Time for the third tasting notes from the first batch of Single Cask nation, after a very nice start with the Kilchoman and the BenRiach which left me wanting more. The Isle of Arran distillery is sha…

Nose: Faint smoke then some fruit : apple and grassy notes. Vanilla, Ginger, and a faint trace of liquorice.Palate : Pepper on entry then quite a bit of peat. Not heavy peat but more than a little bit…

Nose: Feels young with quite a lot of dried fruit, apricot jam , ginger, new leather and orange rind. Some butterscotch ,very fresh.Palate: Lovely big entry with. Lot of ginger , chilly, and spice which…

Nose: This baby has a wonderful nose:. Porridge, Sweet cereals with a hint of nutmeg, then vanilla and buttered sweet brioche. Can you say Yumm!?Palate: The palate is spicy and peppery on entry then gets…

Nose: Gentle peat with some carbolic soap. Candy. A certain malty sweetness too. Some brine too, and seaweed. Islay on a tray, but quite mellow. nice.Palate: A lot of smoke here than i had anticipated…

Nose: Peat reek with some tar , which gives way to fruit after the initial heavy aromas are lessened. Apple, banana peel. Vanilla.Palate: Massive peat avalanche with pepper. Starting sweeter then getting…

Nose: A lot of vanilla and butterscotch. Very nice. The High ABV is not evident. Pepper. Apple peel and hint of pear and fresh cut grass too.Palate: Lovely oak influence here. Quite buttery with ample…

Orkney? Bere? In an Arran island malt? how come? I bet you are asking yourselves the same questions. So a little explaining is needed here: Bere is Scotland’s oldest cultivated barley and was commonly…

Nose: Starting very fruity and beguiling with notes of exotic fruit salad : pineapple, papaya , Lychee in sweet sugary nectar , Vanilla pods. A touch of Granny Smith apple peel, Muscovado sugar, wood…

Nose : Lovely crisp peat layer upon fresh citrus , green apples and some apple strudel (again with green apples) , spice , cinnamon and a touch of vanilla. Not something i did not expect, but the lovely…