Arran 21 Year

$219.99

Limit of 1 per customer!

This is the old 18 year we knew and loved, 3 years older still. Matured exclusively in ex-Sherry casks, and bottled at 46% without added colouring or chill-filtering. Only around 6,000 bottles released per year, sourced exclusively from first fill ex-Sherry casks. Exceptionally good value for a whisky of it's age and quality! The current bottling was filled 14/09/21.

Producer Description

"We are proud to introduce the Arran 21-year-old as a permanent part of our core range. This is one of the oldest expressions of our Arran Single Malt to date. Our long-awaited 21-year-old has now joined our core range of Single Malt whiskies. This is truly the jewel in Arran Single Malt's crown and is 100% matured in a mix of some of the oldest Sherry Butts from our distillery. This precious liquid is presented in a beautiful gift box with the finest attention to detail which ensures a real treat for the owner of this special whisky, each time to pick it up to enjoy a dram."

700 ml

OUT OF STOCK
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Region:Scotland > Islands

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Andrew's Tasting Note - 02/10/2019 Bottling

Nose: polished leather, dark milk chocolate with ginger chunks, silky caramel and loads of fruit: ripe mangoes, papaya and grilled pineapple; vanilla cream and marzipan; nutty with warm spices.

Palate: juicy, rich, decadent and spicy with polished leather and layers of fruit; more silky caramel and crisp decadent spices: ginger, cinnamon and allspice; more tropical fruits: mango, papaya and pineapples; brown sugar, tablet and late nutty tones: hazelnut and walnuts.

Finish: soft, coating and spicy with more caramel and tropical fruits; long, warm and coating.

Comment: another lovely mature expression of Arran; juicy with layers of tropical fruit, spices, caramel and chocolate; need to try this side by side with the 2018 bottling... but it is very good!

Producer Tasting Note

Nose: Sweet spices and hazelnut

Palate: Ginger and dark chocolate

Finish: Sweetness, Spice, Bitter orange, Citrus, Dark chocolate, Satisfying.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: candied orange, fruit cake, melons and honey, loads of soft sweet honey; rum raisin with vanilla ice cream and bread and butter pudding with whipped cream; Fruit Source, maple butter and botanical gardens.

Palate: soft, creamy, honeyed and herbaceous; building caramel, leather and spices: clove, fennel and Dutch licorice; dark chocolate, espresso beans, and tobacco; bitter orange, ripe mango, heather honey and charred oak;

Finish: rich, fruity, spicy and herbaceous; chocolate, leather and tobacco.

Comment: you would be hard pressed to find a better distillery bottled 21 year, and forget about the price...; the first ever bottling of Arran 21 Year (core bottling) is superb; if you haven't bought a bottle of this, you should, this is what 20ish year old sherried whisky should be!