Arran The Bothy Quarter Cask Batch 1

Apricots and vanilla wafers nose. Sharp initially followed by a rising soft, vanilla cream. Brown pears, red apples, barley sugar. The heat is present. Lingering, tannic oak on the tongue.

52도 육박 향이 매우 강해 코를 찌름 카라멜향, 달달향이 나지만 톡 쏘는 피트 느낌이 남 하지만 맛은 피트느낌 없음 달달할 것 같지만 높은 도수때문에 그렇지 않음 오일맛이 남음

This is like drinking apple cider and then licking the barrel. Very fruit forward, lots of sweet malty notes with an overly intense oak spice. It opens up with water and air. Drinkable but I didn’t find myself going back to this often. I realize with a quarter cask the wood is a feature and not a bug but it’s a miss for me.

Nice mouthfeel, opens up with a few drops of water. Strong sherry notes with fig and raisins on the nose.

It has won prizes. And it is fair for it to have won them. A truly amazing, refreshing, tropical cask strength whisky from one of my favorite distilleries, here is my review on Arran The Bothy Batch No. 1: This bottle tries to commemorate the times when whisky was matured in smaller casks, back in the 18th and 19th centuries, for logistical reasons, whilst delivering gorgeous vanilla and spice flavours.  Bottled at 55.7%abv, amber color. On the nose, welcome to Dominican Republic. It is as tropical as you can get. Tangerine, oranges, green apple, a dominant pineapple aroma, fruit salad, grapes, champagne cola, malt, bananas, white wine. After the second sip, chocolate bathed bananas and red fruits appear. Lovely. On the palate, a lot of personality, following the same path as the nose: pears, Bananas, oranges, more bananas, the heart of the pineapple and... bananas. Second sip revealed a fancy vanilla, honey and marshmallows. Aftertaste is very nice, not as tropical though. Minerals, Cinnamon, red fruits, cherries and ginger. Overall this one feels like one amazing fruit punch, a very fun one. Incredibly balanced, not a hint of alcohol even for a 55.7%abv. Great dram, 96 over 100. Sláinte!