Arran 21 Years
This 21 year old Arran is part of the core range of the distillery. It matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks. 1st release and limited bottling.
This 21 year old Arran is part of the core range of the distillery. It matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks. 1st release and limited bottling.
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| 22991 | |
| Arran-Lochranza | |
| Scotland, Islands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 21 Years | |
| 46% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon- and sherry casks | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Dark Chocolate:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Cinnamon:
Orange:
Malt:
Caramel:
Wheat:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Dried Fruit:
Sherry:
Plum:
Plum:
Clove:
Wheat:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Sherry:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Fruit:
Grapefruit:
Vanilla:
Fig:
Grapefruit:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Fig:
Chocolate:
Plum:
Plum:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Grape:
Date:
Oil:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Herb:
Spices:
Malt:
Date:
Tobacco:
Nuts:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Grape:
Anis:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Herb:
Tobacco:
Finish
Nuts:
Spices:
Hazelnut:
Spices:
Hazelnut:
Fruit:
Oak:
Chocolate:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Oak:
Sweet:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Berries:
Malt:
Malt:
Dried Fruit:
Sherry:
Berries:
Nuts:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.4
Rate
10
5
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
14. Oct 2019
31. Jan 2020
18. Nov 2021
06. Jan 2019
06. Jun 2019
Nosing: 
Light spices, Cinnamon and clove. Fruit peels, particularly orange. Dark brown sugar. Comes across as a very mature expression of a sherry matured malt. The spicy notes remind me of well matured rye whisky, which might be the mixed casks showing.
Taste:
Very intense balanced arrival. Honey and ginger, very viscous mouthfeel. Spiciness rises as it develops.
Finish: 
Medium long, oaky, lots of residual dried fruits, some nuttiness. Somewhat drying.
Comment:
This is a really good official bottling. Lots going on here, and offered at a decent price. It definitely comes across as a more mature version of the 18Y, but it doesn't have quite the visceral punch of its younger counterpart. The fruit is darker and the oak is coming forward a lot more. I think I prefer the 18, but there is a great deal to like here. Definitely work trying.
Light spices, Cinnamon and clove. Fruit peels, particularly orange. Dark brown sugar. Comes across as a very mature expression of a sherry matured malt. The spicy notes remind me of well matured rye whisky, which might be the mixed casks showing.
Taste:
Very intense balanced arrival. Honey and ginger, very viscous mouthfeel. Spiciness rises as it develops.
Finish:
Medium long, oaky, lots of residual dried fruits, some nuttiness. Somewhat drying.
Comment:
This is a really good official bottling. Lots going on here, and offered at a decent price. It definitely comes across as a more mature version of the 18Y, but it doesn't have quite the visceral punch of its younger counterpart. The fruit is darker and the oak is coming forward a lot more. I think I prefer the 18, but there is a great deal to like here. Definitely work trying.
04. Aug 2020
13. Jan 2019
28. Jan 2019
23. Jan 2019
26. Oct 2019
