Arran 10 Year

nose - green apple immediately on the nosing, followed by softer notes of honey and a slight vanilla palette - the citrus and green apple follow through to the tasting. slight hint of oakiness and vanilla a solid scotch everyday sipper

Honey and bright fruit notes up front and on the palate, with a hot and spicy finish that doesn’t linger, but satisfies. Easy to drink and easy to enjoy.

Mighty fine

Thought about digging up something special for #300, but more organic to review the any-day pour that ended up in my glass tonight before the bottle ends up empty. Cheers all! A honeyed orange. Slightly above average weight. Like the bottle and packaging. Nose is vanilla, jasmine, and sugar syrup. Orange blossom. Fresh green bean. Butter cookie. The palate brings chocolate orange and vanilla custard. Super creamy for a 10-year. A bit of aspartame tang. Roasted pineapple. Beeswax. Can taste the bourbon cask and a bit of youthful barley. Pretty good - would reach for it again. Nice and direct flavor, good body, but pretty monotone profile with some sharpness. Brash but promising. Not worth it at everyday retail but I like it around $50.

Perfect craft presentation. Age statement, non-chill filtered, natural color, 46% ABV (notice the braille on the label). A beautiful soft mist in a golden sunset. Leaves a faint ashy film along the glass. 1½ oz pour to 3/5 oz cold spring water, 10 minutes rest. Intense old oak opens the nose, floral honey, baked pineapple. Bold and zesty on the palate, spicy ginger, viscous, bittering. Intense, brain-filling finish, dry malt and more oak. A true foundation dram. Start a whisky journey of a thousand bottles from here. Dry glass: beloved old books