Arran Lepanto PX Brandy Cask Finish

Arran Amarone Cask Finish

I thought I would go ahead and do this head to head while it's fresh on my mind. I'm not always into wine finishes, and the Arran Port cask was a bit of a letdown for me, especially when compared with their age-stated 10yo and (axed)14yo. But as I generally enjoy Arran I thought it was high time I gave the rest of these "cask finishes"...

Score 86/100

Arran Machrie Moor First Edition (Peated)

This is the peated Arran. Since 2004, the distillery produced some mildly peated spirit (14 ppm phenols) and now a limited release of 9000 bottles is made available. Arran Machrie Moor (46%, OB 2011, 9000 btl.) Nose: the expected notes of a very young whisky: sweet malt, pear drops, some coconut. Artificial in its fruitiness. The peat comes...

Score 70/100

Arran The Bothy

In September 2015 Arran launched The Bothy, matured on quarter casks, which we know primarily from Laphroaig. A quarter cask is some 125 liters and was used originally to transport on horseback. This Arran was first matured on regular bourbon casks and then finished for 18 months on these smaller casks. Did you know that the word ‘bothy’ actually...

Score 85/100

Arran 10 Year Old

Arran is a somewhat lesser known Island distillery, in the Firth of Clyde just west of Campbeltown. Their 10 year old is their entry level malt, craft presented * Nose: creamy, floral honey and melon, grassy notes, almond lots of vanilla with a hint of brine and sea air with time sour green apple. With water really noses like a grain whisky, very...

Score 82/100