Arran Sherry Cask

Arran Master of Malt Single Cask 16 Year Old

Today we have a bottle from Mast of Malt's Single Cask Series, all of which are cask strength, non-coloured and non-chill-filtered. This refill sherry hogshead was laid down on June 13 1996 and bottled on November 21 2012. The colour is a very light gold. On the nose, very malty with tropical fruits (mango, orange) - very crisp and clean. Buttered...

Score 90/100

Arran 20 Year Old 1996 VIS meets SWS

When we launched our Arran 20 Year Old 1996 for MMM, we were the first to bottle an Arran single cask at that age and at cask strength, something we are very proud of. Much later we found out that we almost missed that honor, if not for problems with labelling and importing this particular release from Henk Vis. He was the owner of a cask that he...

Score 87/100

Arran 10 Year Old

The 10 Year Old is part of Arran’s standard range for many years now and I have been fortunate enough (yeah, well) to try it before. I found it to be okay-ish. Let’s see what this newer release from 2014 can do for me. The nose is malty and sweet on mostly citrus and clear hints of fresh woodshavings. Quite sharp, in all honesty. After a few...

Score 80/100

Arran James MacTaggart Master of Distilling II - The Man with the Golden Glass - 12 Year 2006

So many things to put in the title, it didn't fit when I tried to put this down. Sheesh Arran, thought you guys were supposed to be simpler? Maybe not, I don't know where I get my misconceptions. So it's the end of the world, and a bloody cold March night, perfect time for expecting my opinions to matter. This is social distancing at its...

Score 85/100