Arran 1996 GM Connoisseurs Choice - Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Arran |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 49.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
some tiny diesely notes at first, then this bready extravaganza that Arran can display when they handle their casks with moderation. Orange cake absolutely everywhere and all the time, which is utterly perfect. Orange blossom, panettone again and again, baklavas…
restaurant Palate
huge Arran, you wouldn't believe this was bottled at less than 55% vol. Crystallised ginger, Breton chouchen (distilled mead), gueuze, crêpes while we're at it, I would even swear there is some buckwheat in there. Which would be illegal, right? Buckwheat isn't a cereal, is it? Some marc as well, some raw cognac… All things that are superb when balance was found. Which, incidentally, was the case here., perhaps by chance
timer Finish
perfect barley-y and fermentary ending, with good body and responsiveness. Very solid dram