The Arran Barrel Reserve is about as clean and elegant as modern malts get. The spirit is aged entirely in bourbon casks, making for a light, elegant spirit that absolutely melts into the palate. The simple cask regime allows the spirit flavours to sing, showing off the distillery’s malty, biscuity flavours, with a soft vanilla – apple influence. Excellent.
Official Tasting Notes:
Nose: Delicate apples and pears
Palate:Â Beautifully balanced citrus fruit and light vanilla sweetness with a burst of apple and delicate marine notes
Finish:Â Sweetness, Spice, Charred Oak, Citrus, Vanilla
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The Arran distillery, on the northern end of the Isle Of Arran, began production in 1995 and is held as a success story of “modern” distilleries. They’ve a range of age statement, cask finishes and limited editions.
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