Arran Margaux Finish

Arran Machrie Moor Cask Strength

Like many distilleries, Arran too has a peated version, that was dubbed Machrie Moor, named after the peat fields on the island. The label shows Bran, a dog that – as legend would have it – was chained to the standing stones near that field by the warrior Fingal. The malt that Arran used for the Machrie Moor is peated to 14ppm. That’s quite light....

Score 84/100

Arran Amarone Cask Finish

I like my wines. Maybe not as much as single malts but I'm quite happy swirling a glass or two of red the odd evening. And so the prospect of trying out a single malt aged in Amarone wine casks was quite an exciting prospect. This no age-statement, deeply colored offering from Arran has possibly one of the sweetest noses I've ever come across (so...

Score 88/100

Arran 16 Year Old 1996 Private Cask for Jan Vissers

This Private Cask bottling from Isle of Arran for Jan Vissers, the owner of the Single Malt Whisky Shop in Belgium, was released for his 35th birthday. He is, after all, the proud ambassador for Arran. The cask was selected by the distillery manager, James McTaggart, in person. The nose is very expressive with sherry as the leitmotif: plums,...

Score 90/100

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