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Arran 18 Years Old 1996 Single Cask
A rich and well-balanced single cask example, not the most complex or multi-dimensional of drams but a great depth of flavours. I particularly love the old musty and herbal oak elements in this dram, bringing together a classic combinations of… Continue reading
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Arran 18 Years Old 1st Release
This 18 year old Arran delivers plenty of sherried spicy toasted oak and a fruity zest to that core cereal malt of the Arran distillate. If anything we found this one to be less fruity-sweet than their younger expressions as… Continue reading
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Arran 17 Years Old 1996 Single Cask 1482
This one had me guessing Sherry cask all over. With the fruit, tannin, leather and chocolate – I now realise this is core Arran malt signatures mixed with a particularly active refill hogshead. Very enjoyable! 85/100 Continue reading
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Arran 18 Years Old 1996 PX octave finish
Possibly the best of the 3 Arran 18 year old expressions in my opinion, though this may have been subject to my PX bias. It is not quite as nutty and chocolatey as some but delivers a lot of flavour… Continue reading
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Arran 18 Years Old 1996 Oloroso octave finish
he 2nd of the Arran 18 year olds released by Whiskybroker in January 2015, this has spent some time finishing in an Oloroso sherry conditioned octave cask and has taken on a subtle nuttiness. 88/100 Continue reading
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Arran 14 Years Old
A definite sherry influence lightly pervades this typically malty and sweetly cerealed Arran expression. A nice balance has been achieved with a little musty sherry ageing lightened by a zestier fruity nature too. 86/100 Continue reading
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Arran 18 Years Old 1996 Single Cask 1023
A very nice single cask Arran example from Whiskybroker. Light on the fruity elements that usually derive from the long fermentation times that Arran distillery brew there wash. Juicy and crisp white fruits on the nose don’t come through on… Continue reading
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Arran 12 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 5
Another lovely Arran expression, fortunately the ABV pervades in this whisky so straight from the bottle this can be a little powerful and direct! A little water softens and opens up this whisky to reveal those characteristic sweet and chocolate Arran… Continue reading
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Arran 10 Years Old
We found this one very rich and mealy, especially for a 10 Year Old whisky, testament to Arran’s unwavering non-chillfiltration and also delivery at 46% ABV, whereas many other staple 10 year old offerings are diluted to 43% or even 40% in this… Continue reading
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Arran Lochranza Reserve
Very pleasurable dram, a surprise to find a NAS whisky that has clearly been well-matured (no hiding behind added caramel here), initially a little honey and lemon standard NAS fare gives way to some real depth and true Arran distillery… Continue reading
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