Arran 12 Year Old - Single Cask (Master of Malt)

Master of Malt Arran 12 Tasting Note

Tasting notes from Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2009:

Nose: 22/25 thick briny malt;

Taste: 22/25 exactly the same effect on the palate, except here there is more citrus, albeit hiding behind the barley;

Finish: 24/25 now really comes into its own as the delicate sweetness helps envelope the palate with the malt, leading to a cocoa-rich fanfare;

Balance: 23.5/25 this, certainly towards the finish, is exactly how I imagine whisky from this distillery should be. Uncanny.

Score: 91.5 ...more