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.
Had to order this one special from my local shop here in Cali and it was worth the wait.Smells like straight caramel apples and tastes like honey,flowers, sweet oak,vanilla,caramel,green apples and pears and just a hint of sea air.This is gorgeous stuff really light and not smoky at all but a really pleasant dram nonetheless plus its 46% natural color and non chill filtered need I say more? If I want something smoky I have all kinds of Islay's and other peated single malt whisky to choose from who needs Johnnie walker anyways I'll take an Arran(which is an independant distillery and is not in JW). The Sugarbear
Arran 10 is a sweet, dominant component of Johnnie Walker Black, minus the smoke. It's really, really good, but I miss the smoke/peat. And Johnnie Black is $20 cheaper.
This is a new Single Malt for me and it tastes great. To me it has a fine Sherry taste. The only problem I see is that I can't get it at my local Pa. State Store!
The Arran 10 held its own and I thought complemented the Ancnoc 12. I like to taste scotches side by side as I am new to this. It helps me discern the differences in the regions and in the different flavor profiles. I found the Arran to be slightly sweet. You can pick up the honey flavour, but the best part was a little bit of bitterness on the back end. Taste like green apples. I enjoyed the complexity of this Scotch. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for beginners or for people that don't appreciate the subtle changes in taste, but it would be a nice find for others to try. Great value
I agree with last speaker but I don't enjoy it as much as anon seems to do. In fact this is not what I'm looking for at all. The taste is boooring.
