Arran Port Cask Finish

Arran 1996 12 Year Old Peacock

How well can bourbon and sherry casks work together ? Very well when it comes to this malt. The two cask types battles to give their flavours away to the drinker in a perfect harmony. Best vatting I have ever experienced

Score 100/100

Arran 16 Year Old 1996 Private Cask for Jan Vissers

This Private Cask bottling from Isle of Arran for Jan Vissers, the owner of the Single Malt Whisky Shop in Belgium, was released for his 35th birthday. He is, after all, the proud ambassador for Arran. The cask was selected by the distillery manager, James McTaggart, in person. The nose is very expressive with sherry as the leitmotif: plums,...

Score 90/100

Arran 10 Year Old 2007 Small Batch Rum Finish for The Nectar

For my 85th meeting with Arran I chose this Small Batch Rum Finish from 2018 of which 1500 bottles were filled especially for importer The Nectar from Belgium. It has a nice golden color and is bottled at the friendly drinking strength of 46%. Nice summery nose on baked apples with cinnamon and almonds. Relatively light and simple, but very...

Score 85/100

Arran Vintage 1966 Taste Still Fixin Wood Finish

This Arran, bottled by the Belgian Taste Still, got a finish on a Burgundy wine cask. Fixin is a village in the Côtes de Nuit, a wine region that runs from Beaune to Dijon. They are known for their fantastic, and high price demanding, red wines. But that does not guarantee that the whisky is any good, as I was about to find out. The nose is hot...

Score 70/100