Arran reviews

First opened on January 25, 2013, for our Robert Burns Dinner, this bottle* has sat untouched since, or at least untouched until this evening (April 5, 2013), when I poured myself two 25ml servings (one…

This magnificent bottling of the 1996 distilled single sherry cask Arran is quite rare so when it was brought out at a friend's house it was received rather warmly. And for good reason too.The gorgeous…

Nose : Smooth and aromatic. Sweet malt. Sandalwood , fruit – a bit on the exotic fruit: Lychee, Pineapple, Papaya. All engulfed with creamy sweet nectar. Very good!Palate : Lovely. Baked apples. Creamy…

Boy, the kids at Malts of Scotland really got it into their heads to bottle new (to them) stuff this time around. After the Teaninich and Fettercairn, they now also launch there very first malt from the…

Pardon the awful pun in the title of this review (just be glad I didn’t go with “I’ve got a Hank Arran for this stuff!”), but it sums up many of the elements I find in this excellent dram. Loaded with…

Nose: Sharp. Citrus and zest, with white tea undertone. Eucalyptus and creme brûlée emerge from the depths.Palate: Spicy. 80/20 black pepper to cinnamon. A dry natural sweetness sits and mild wood sug…

My whisky club had met at Helvetica last week and I'd immediately jumped into the Campbeltown whiskies, followed shortly by my brother in law. One of my whisky friends, who'd just finished Ardbeg Galileo…

The title doesn't mean I tasted oranges in the Arran Malt 10 years old. It describes the same mixed emotions I got when I saw the Kubrick's groundbreaking movie for the first time. The same reaction I…

The Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength saw the light of day in 2012. This first batch, no less than 12.000 bottles strong, is a marriage of first fill and second fill sherry hogsheads.After the initial…

The Arran 14 Year Old is the successor to the 12 Year Old, which in turn followed up the 10 Year Old. That is how it goes with young distilleries. Since 2010, this is their flagship. It matured for 12…