Richard-ModernDrinking
Arran 18 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
November 29, 2020 (edited August 26, 2022)
An amped-up version of the 10, with aromas of green apples, chocolate powder, crumbled dried shiitake mushrooms and the topping of a sticky toffee pudding. The palate is gentle and leans towards milk chocolate. The finish is ginger spice and the partly dissolved brown sugar at the bottom of your tea cup. A step up from its younger sibling but still a little muted on the palate to warrant a space in my drinks cabinet.
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Assuming we're discussing the 2019 and on, as pictured here (not the prior), yeah it opened up very muted on the sweetness up front and had a nice, actually great finish for an 18. After opening up however the sherry gives way to richer oaks and leathers, it starts to form an older tasting whisky and a lot more flavor starts coming out. Become really impressive given these go for about 100 USD in the UK.
@dhsilv2 I had only a sample. Would be interested to hear your thoughts if it’s improved since you opened it.
have you had a chance to go back to see if it opened up? I feel like I need to rereview this as my bottle opened up considerably over the past month or so.