Arran 1995 7 Year Old Sherry

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...

Score 85/100

Arran The Eagle

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. Oily. Lots of vanilla. Buttery feel to it with pepper and some citrus. This is definitely an Arran. Finish: Fruit. Bitter dark chocolate. Medium...

Score 86/100

Arran à la Belge

Four like-minded people with a preference for all things good in life get together to create this Arran à la Belge. Wait… what? It is an Arran with a Kriek beer finish. The malt was distilled on 11 October 2005 and matured for 12 years on a refill bourbon cask. Then it was re-racked on 18 Sepbember 2017 to a Cantillon Kriek cask at a strength of...

Score 80/100

Arran 1996 12 Year Old Peacock

Nose: Lemon meringue , vanilla cream, some dough oak and malt. light and fresh. Palate : Malty , bitter and oily. Orange peel and fruits. Vanilla ice cream notes. The mix of the Bourbon and Sherry casks is good and you can enjoy both worlds without one dominating the other. Good choice of cask there! Finish : Dry bitter oak and fruit. Medium...

Score 80/100