Arran 1997 Single Cask - Sherry Wood

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Arran
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1997
Bottled Year	2011
Age	14년
Cask Type	Sherry Cask
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	56.3%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islands

Flavor Profile

Sweet

Dried Fruit

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Vanilla

Creamy

Spicy

Chocolate

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Herbal

Peaty

Smoky

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

it's big and it's rather a leafy and leathery kind of sherry, with flints in the background as well as herbal teas and stems (cherry, for example). So no roundness so far, although there are a few raisins here and there. Moderately austere. Wee notes of mashed potatoes after ten minutes. With water: more grassy notes, grains... And even less obvious sherry

restaurant Palate

same first feelings, it's rather leafy, but then we find more eaux-de-vie such as kirsch and quite some bitter oranges. Maybe a tad pungent and biting. With water: opens out! Oranges, drops of brine, drops of Campari, a little fresh cardamom, maybe... Much to my liking but water was needed

timer Finish

long, with more spices again, pepper, more bitter oranges, drops of quinine tonic wine

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