55.8%, Cask Strength, Non Chill Filtered, no added colour Nose: cranberries, spices reminiscent of cinnamon and star anise, oak and cherry liquorice candy - in Canada we have these candies called Nibs and Pull and Peels made by the same company, exactly the same. Palate: oak, vanilla, cinnamon, cherries leaning on maraschino cherries, hazelnuts and sherry. Medium to medium short finish that is once again cherries and maybe a bit of plum. Unfortunately, I’m one of the select few people (it seems) to have a hard time finding Arran’s that resinate with me, actually I’ll double down on this and say I’ve also found it hard to find a 100% sherried matured whisky that resinates with me as I lean more towards bourbon matured and peat. That being said, this Arran is the closest thing I have found so far that tickles my fancy in both the Arran and sherried realms of single malts. This is an easy drinking, no nonsense cask strength whisky, its not a sherry bomb but boy is it good. Water doesn’t help it, at least for me and thats fine. It’s not a complex whisky ether, but thats ok its quality, drinkability and value definitely make up for that. I do think that hazel-nutty Arran spirit takes well to the sherry influence, I look forwards to the port finish Arran I have stashed away to refresh my memory and how it pairs with that as well. I would definitely pick this up if you’ve yet to try it.