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| THE ARRAN MALT 12-YEAR-OLD CASK STRENGTH ARRAN SINGLE MALT Isle of Arran Single Malt |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
ISLE OF ARRAN DISTILLERS |
| Golden light amber colour. Honeyed, faintly peppery, plum-caramel nose with some mineral notes. Bright, medium bodied, slightly spicy, faintly peppery, plum-caramel flavours with a lingering, crisp finish. With an area of only 432 square kilometres (167 sq. miles) it is the seventh largest Scottish island. Has 52.9% alcohol and is not quite up to when it last appeared in Vintages (***) with 54.1% alcohol on January 5, 2013 at $75.95 and was Recommended Best Buy. |
CSPC |
299321 |
| Type |
Spirit - Scotch Whisky |
| Agent |
Vin Glo |
| Country |
Scotland |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(92 points)
Harmonious Caramel-Plum Puree |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| Arran is one of the youngest single malt whisky distilleries in Scotland. It was founded by an independent group called the Isle of Arran Distillers Limited in 1993 and production began in 1995, using as many traditional techniques as possible ... Arran are continuing to release some very interesting single malt whiskies and to push boundaries - we look forward to whatever is next on the horizon. (Matt Chambers, whiskyforeveryone.blogspot.ca, Oct. 14, 2011) TASTING NOTE: Appearance: Clear, pale amber with yellow gold highlights. Aroma: Pungent, delicately spiced baked apple and pear nose with light sherry, faint citrus, ripe peach skin and toasted oak. Taste: (diluted to approx. 43%) Powerful, tightly integrated and lightly fruity, spicy palate with buttery dry lightly smoked oak, burnt toast and more subtle flavours of leather, cinnamon and lemon zest. Aftertaste: Lengthy, smoked crispy bacon and spice finish turning salty. Score - 4.5 (out of 5) (diffordsguide.com, July 5, 2012) |
Price |
$ 97.95 |
| Bottle Size |
700 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - January 9, 2016 |
| Cases bought |
80 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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