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The Arran Malt Amarone Cask Finish |
The Arran Malt Amarone Cask Finish Information |
| Name |
| The Arran Malt Amarone Cask Finish |
| Distillery |
| Isle Of Arran Distillers |
| Age |
| 8 years |
| Region |
| Island |
| Bottler |
| Distillery |
| Bottled Year |
| 2010 |
| Alcohol |
| 50.00% |
| Volume |
| 700 ml |
| Type |
| Single Malt |
| Nose |
| Poached pears and honey followed by toasted almonds and a subtle touch of cranberry. With water a coffee note appears together with chocolate orange and mellow butterscotch. |
| Palate |
| Dark chocolate, cherry and turkish delights are evident as are stewed fruits and toffee. Muscular notes of dark plum wrestle with bitter-sweet apricots and a hint of cinnamon. |
| Finish |
| A well-balanced combination of the finesse of The Arran Malt and the restrained fruit and oak from the Amarone casks. Concentrated and elegant this malt delivers on all levels. |
| | | Distillery/Bottler Comments |
| One of our most popular Cask Finishes, The first edition of Arran Malt Finished in an Amarone Wine Cask received top marks from Jim Murray in his 2010 Whisky Bible - 96 out of 100 with the comments ’perhaps the best Arran nose of all time’. | | |
| After initially maturing in traditional oak casks over a number of years The Arran Single Malt in this bottling was finished in a selection of Amarone wine casks sourced from an artisan producer of this iconic Italian red wine. | | |
| Our Master Distiller, James MacTaggart, has carefully monitored this period of secondary maturation to ensure the perfect balance is struck between the Amarone casks and the intrinsic sweet-fruity character of The Arran Malt. | | |
| The end result is a Single Malt full of charm, complexity and quality. | | | | Site Comments |
| This bottle was purchased during a visit to the distillery in August 2010 | | | Rear image of bottle
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