DrRHCMadden
Arran Sauternes Cask Finish Single Malt
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
July 15, 2022 (edited November 6, 2023)
I've cracked open all three NAS cask finishes tonight: Sauternes, Amarone, and Port...
N: malty, fruity sweetness, slight honey, pear, egg custard tart perhaps (nutmeg, pastry, sweetness), and some delicate citrus.
P: Soft and silky honey, mineral salts, a light vanilla maltiness, toasted oak presence. Gentle citrus and Arran ginger. A (literal) drop of water does bring the citrus and salt forward nicely.
F: Medium short. Orange oils, honey, ginger and a pleasant warmth.
The nose here is light, bright and delicate and leads into an interesting palate with a rich flavour profile that gives way to a soft clean finish. Overall the profile is sweet but it remains away from sickly or sticky, the saltiness is fantastic without being briny and the staple Arran spirit flavours are not diminished. Instead, the spirit is well complimented by this quality casking. In a nutshell, Arran have bottled spring time here.
Distiller whisky taste #47
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I am in the process of convincing the wife that next time we go to the UK to see my family, we need a few days on Arran. Has been 20 years since I went!
Nailed it 👍 I like all the core range Arran wine finished whiskies, but the sauternes especially sings to me. Back when they revised the bottle design and changed the whisky lineup slightly there was a rumour that these expressions would be dropped. I stocked up and bought two of each, but fortunately the rumours were baseless and having tasted these expressions since there seems to have been no change in profile.