ABV 59.7%
Another finish. Why precisely?
Dave Broom
The Arran Malt
Brand
The Arran Malt
Bottler
Bordeaux Finish
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2005
Year of Bottling
59.7%
ABV
Islands (Non Islay)
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Pale pink. Rhubarb and cream. Light berry fruit accents with dry notes. Dilute redcurrant juice, blackberry leaf, young spirit behind.
Palate: Sweetness sitting on top of dry cereal/dry grass spirit. Not knitted or balanced.
Finish: Fruit pastilles.
Comment: Another finish. Why precisely?
Score: 6.8
Taster
Nose: Forest floor. Piney, resiny, tar-like.
Palate: Sweetish, hesitant, then really late surge of cooked fruit. Peach cobbler.
Finish: Slightly clovey. Peppery. Long.
Comment: Oddly distinctive. Curiously sweet and savoury.
Score: 7.8
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