Officially launched in 2006, this 10 year old lies at the heart of the Isle of Arran range and exudes all the honeyed richness we have come to associate with the island distillery.
Herbal, biscuity, hedgerow greenness and dried grass, like a long English summer's afternoon.
Sweet. Quite malty, digestive biscuits, followed by green fruits and Cox's apple peel.
Slightly bitter, maltiness.
Possibly one of my favourite drams to date.
This is a tasty Scotch with a strong toasted/burnt caramel nose and taste, with just a hint of smoke. It's a little rough in the mouth if you let it sit too long.
After my first sips, I immediately stocked up. This might replace Glendronach 12 as my (almost) daily dram, especially given Glendronach's dull chill-filtered future. Non-Chill-filtered, natural color, no playing around with all sorts of casks. How refreshing. You can taste the quality. Vanilla, sweet, still a bite and some distillery character. For 30 Euros a no-brainer.
An excellent bottle as recommended by ralfy. The nose is just bursting with sweet apple and yes coconut! This is the first tine I smelled coconut in whisky and I love it! The palate is sweet with a small burst of sweet jasmine/rose tea flavor, very interesting. Finish is spicy with a bit of oak, as would be expected with only 10 years of maturation. Overall a very good malt even if you are experienced. Definitely better than a lot that I tasted, such as dalmore 12, auchentoshan 12, 3 wood, etc that are more mainstream. Can’t wait to open my arran bothy batch 4 cask strength!
A Christmas gift from a supplier, I wasn't expecting much from this to be honest. Very pleasantly surprised, even more so that it's only £34. Very smooth with great flavours and a slightly orangey aftertaste.
