Arran 1996 Sherry Single Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Arran |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 11년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
셰리 캐스크에서 11년을 보낸 시간이 이 아란 1996에 묵직하고 왁스 같은 결을 새겼다. 캐스크의 흔적 위로 아마씨유와 양초 밀랍, 구두약과 갓 깐 아몬드의 향이 곧게 열리고 그 사이로 장미와 비 온 뒤 숲의 뉘앙스가 스민다. 56.2도의 힘이 혀를 채우며 사과와 배, 바닐라 퍼지와 육두구의 풍미를 편다. 물을 더하면 계피와 파프리카, 오렌지 마멀레이드가 넓어지고 잼 같은 단맛의 여운이 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
rather powerful, mostly waxy and vegetal/grassy at first nosing. Nice development on linseed oil and candle wax, rather big notes of shoe polish, walnut skin, paraffin and fresh almonds. Very nice profile, very straight. Very little fruitiness, that is. Gets more floral (roses). With a little water: it became more complex, very nicely ‘wild’, with whiffs of ‘forest after the rain’, mushrooms... Then something maritime (clams?), kelp... Maybe not exactly impressive but rather complex and perfectly balanced. I like this nose
restaurant Palate
sweet and ‘direct’, maybe a little simple now. Apple juice, pear juice and orange squash plus vanilla fudge and a little nutmeg and white pepper. With water: it got more complex, spicier, wider, more assertive... Very nice spices, cinnamon, paprika, soft curry... All that on top of orange marmalade and quince jelly. Excellent
timer Finish
long, balanced, candied, jammy but never ‘thick’