Arran 15 Year Old 1997 Carn Mor

Arran 10 Year Old

The 10 Year Old is part of Arran’s standard range for many years now and I have been fortunate enough (yeah, well) to try it before. I found it to be okay-ish. Let’s see what this newer release from 2014 can do for me. The nose is malty and sweet on mostly citrus and clear hints of fresh woodshavings. Quite sharp, in all honesty. After a few...

Score 80/100

Arran 14 Year Old

Nicely presented and quite stylish packaging if not exactly eye-catching. The dram is a pleasant golden colour in a glen cairn glass. Lots of vanilla (maybe a bit too much) on the nose, accompanied by hints of cinnamon, lavender, apricots and sultanas. Very pleasantly weighted in the mouth, medium bodied and a touch oily, smooth, but with a bit of...

Score 89/100

Arran 14 Year Old

Was a big fan of the 10 when I had a bottle last year and was able to try the 14 at a festival early last month and was impressed. This is from my own bottle opened just over a week and down to the neck. For those that don't know, Arran is a fairly new distillery, by Scottish terms, and the only one on the Isle of Arran which sits between...

Score 89/100

Arran The Bodega Sherry Cask

Picked up both the new Sherry cask Arran and the Quarter cask. It's a lazy Sunday, hot and humid outside, so staying in and watching some NFL Pre-season and figured it's a good time to do these head-to-head. Sherry cask first. Bottled at a nice 55.8%, bottle opened 3 months, and is 80% full. Neat in a Glencairn. I'll be keeping Aberlour Abunadh...

Score 85/100