Arran 1996 12 Year Old Speciality Drinks

Arran Robert Burns Single Malt

First opened on January 25, 2013, for our Robert Burns Dinner, this bottle* has sat untouched since, or at least untouched until this evening (April 5, 2013), when I poured myself two 25ml servings (one into my Glencairn 'Canadian' and one into my NEAT glass), and sat down the head and ears of a Lindt Dark Chocolate Easter Bunny (sure beats...

Score 80/100

Arran 14 Year Old

The Arran 14 Year Old is the successor to the 12 Year Old, which in turn followed up the 10 Year Old. That is how it goes with young distilleries. Since 2010, this is their flagship. It matured for 12 years in bourbon barrels, before being re-racked into both fresh bourbon barrels and fresh sherry hogsheads for the remaining two years. Ah, those...

Score 84/100

Arran 14 Year Old

This one was finished in fresh bourbon and sherry hogsheads for two years before it was bottled. The result is a sweet and fruity dram. Now for the notes: Nose: Tropical fruits galore, strong balsamic on teh nose too. After 5 minutes of letting it rest in the glass, all that balsamic is gone, and we get some lovely apples, barley, wood. Wonderful...

Score 85/100

Arran Port Cask

Nose: Very sweet nose, a bit more woody and must than the previous two. With water: quite a bit of cinnamon emerges. which is nice. Palate: Spicy, sugary with a lot of dried fruit and cinnamon. Finish: Milk Chocolate, and ending a bit woody.

Score 81/100