Arran 10 Years
This Arran is the first bottling that has not been bottled from barrels from the first year. It comes with exotic fruit, traces of cinnamon, dark chocolate and some oak in the background. The finish is smooth and oily. Non chill filtered and not coloured.
This Arran is the first bottling that has not been bottled from barrels from the first year. It comes with exotic fruit, traces of cinnamon, dark chocolate and some oak in the background. The finish is smooth and oily. Non chill filtered and not coloured.
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| 497 | |
| Arran-Lochranza | |
| Scotland, Islands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 10 Years | |
| 46% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Tropical Fruit:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Alcohol:
Oak:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Pineapple:
Cinnamon:
Herbs:
Chili:
Kiwi:
Maritime Notes:
Nuts:
Peach:
Pear:
Floral:
Melon:
Heather:
Orange:
Banana:
Salt:
Lime:
Tasting
Sweet:
Spices:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Cinnamon:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Chili:
Peat Smoke:
Tropical Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Kiwi:
Alcohol:
Lemon:
Honey:
Grass:
Caramel:
Melon:
Orange:
Apple:
Pepper:
Finish
Malt:
Spices:
Oil:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Oak:
Chili:
Herb:
Cinnamon:
Peach:
Pepper:
Dark Chocolate:
Grape:
Salt:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Maritime Notes:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.4
Rate
112
43
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
11. Jun 2010
13. Feb 2011
12. May 2015
10. Nov 2015
28. Jul 2015
Nose:
Exotic spices, exotic fruits, vanilla, sweetness, cinnamon
Taste:
Full, sweet, fruity, cinnamon, cocoa, oak spices, vanilla
Finish:
Oily, smooth
Exotic spices, exotic fruits, vanilla, sweetness, cinnamon
Taste:
Full, sweet, fruity, cinnamon, cocoa, oak spices, vanilla
Finish:
Oily, smooth
27. Apr 2015
Nosing:
The initial rush of rich vanilla sweetness gives way to the fruits of slow distillation – kiwi, banana, cantaloupe melon – with just a dusting of cocoa powder. It is undoubtedly complex and yet the aromas are in complete harmony with the malt.
Taste:
A touch of cinnamon adds a spicy edge to the soft and sweet texture which captivates the palate. The classic Arran citrus notes have rounded with age and reveal new depths of character against a background of sweet oak.
Finish:
It drifts over the tongue like golden syrup and fades ever so slowly to tempt another sip. This is a beautifully made whisky.
The initial rush of rich vanilla sweetness gives way to the fruits of slow distillation – kiwi, banana, cantaloupe melon – with just a dusting of cocoa powder. It is undoubtedly complex and yet the aromas are in complete harmony with the malt.
Taste:
A touch of cinnamon adds a spicy edge to the soft and sweet texture which captivates the palate. The classic Arran citrus notes have rounded with age and reveal new depths of character against a background of sweet oak.
Finish:
It drifts over the tongue like golden syrup and fades ever so slowly to tempt another sip. This is a beautifully made whisky.
20. Aug 2015
05. Oct 2012
08. Jan 2013
10. Oct 2016
Being a rather young distillery (ESTḌ 1995), Isle of Arran is producing some cracking good whisky. The use of high quality casks, 46% ABV, no chill-filtration and natural color gives you an optimal version of a Single Malt. Unlike other Island whiskies, Arran 10 features an unusual tropical character. On the nose, there are exotic fruits, such as papaya, melon and kiwi. The taste is mildly spicy and almost syrupy with cinnamon, sweet vanilla and complex fruity notes, whereas the oak is keeping in the background. A characterful dram with a soft and bittersweet finish.
RATING: 3.9/5.0 ≙ 87 pts
RATING: 3.9/5.0 ≙ 87 pts
