Arran Amarone Cask Finish

Arran Amarone Cask Finish

This expression certainly provides some bang for the buck, bottled at 50% it’s not quite cask strength, but undiluted its mouth puckering stuff. The alcoholic attack is supported by some strong malty smoky flavours from the spirit and softened by a generous ladleful of sweet nutty goodness which I assume hails from the amarone casks. The initial...

Score 91/100

Arran Amarone Cask Finish

Color: pinkish hue. Nose: Amarone finish seems evident. Palate entry: Mildly spirity and the Amarone finish in the nose is clearly evident with a very light mouth feel. Mid Palate: Gains a bit of spice and warmth in the mouth, the barest hint of wood makes an appearance and the Amarone finish gains a bit of strength and picks up a slight tang....

Score 90/100

Arran Amarone Cask Finish

This whisky spends around 8 years in bourbon casks before being transferred for 9 months to Amarone wine casks. The smell directly from the bottle strongly suggests grapes. When you pour a glass you see that the whisky is a pale but unmistakable pink hue, like strawberry Frutopia. Rest assured that this is the natural colour. It goes very cloudy...

Score 89/100

Arran Amarone Cask Finish

The hardest part of this review is deciding the colour. It's not on the slider scale at all but kind of off on a tangent. Pinkish but with orange - weird. I've added the tiniest drop of water to this...... The nose immediately shows chocolate and cocoa powder. Sugared almonds and marzipan follow. Red fruit - cherries and plums. On the palate it is...

Score 86/100