Arran 17 Year Old

In 2014 a limited edition of the Arran 17 Year Old was released. I find it surprisingly dark, actually.

Great nose on candied fruit and brown sugar, green apples, blood oranges, a hint of pear drops, banana peel and honey. Soft on the spices with both pepper and aniseed and a hint of oak. It’s a bit old school, which I quite fancy.

The arrival is very austere and creamy and sherried. Loads of spices with ginger, aniseed, cloves, soft pepper and a hint of cinnamon. Then the fruit kicks in, translated into loads of citrus – orange peel included – red berries and some chewing tobacco. It even turns a bit sweet and sour, but in a way that works.

In the long finish, it turns very dry on liquorice, orange liqueur and again aniseed.

Lovely Arran that bursts with spices and is therefore a little less fruity than we are used to from this house. A touch too dry on the finish in my book. I do not think it is logical that you pine for a glass of water after a dram.

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