This 2010s bottling of Arran 14 Year Old was finished in fresh bourbon and sherry hogsheads two years before it was bottled. The result is a sweet, fruity single malt, brimming with rich, biscuity malt.
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creamy caramel. salty licorice. nettles. pears, but you'll have to go looking for them. not as malty as I'd been led to believe. oakier than the 10 - good oaky: harmonizes with the rest of the flavors. intense. dense. delicious.
I really like this. I picked up an older bottling on a duty-free island for a ridiculously low price and was quite keen to try it as it ticked all the basic boxes -- higher ABV, NCF, no colouring, and hey, it has a proper age statement. The Arran 14 has a fruity nose with a bit of spice layered in and it's pretty easy to pick up the subtle Bourbon cask influence. On the palate, it's creamy and balanced, though not overly complex -- quite malty, which works really well here. I pick up stone fruits and vanilla, with the sweet attack nicely complemented by a full body and delightfully spicy finish. The sweetness lingered beautifully on the sides of my tongue long after the whisky had been swallowed. Frightfully easy to drink with a few drops of water added. Really a nice effort from The Arran -- and very much recommended. If this were a peated whisky, it would rocket to the top of my list, but as it is, it's still right up there among my new favourites.
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After the misses left me, malty goodness was the only escape. 9/10, could do with more yeast.
This is a well crafted whisky. I find good young whisky are driven by excellent quality grain and careful distillation. As excellent aged whisky are the above with with the addition of good quality cask maturation. This whisky is a young whisky coming of age. I had a whisky tasting with friends and this was the first of 6 whisky's and a perfect choice. Will buy again.
