Tag Archives: Isle of Arran
Arran 2000-2015, 14yo, 55.5% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
Arran is on a roll the last year or two. There have been so many private bottlings you’d almost start wondering if they’re keeping anything for themselves any longer. Almost every independent bottler or bigger shop or importer has had … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Islands, Isle of Arran, Private Bottling, The Whisky Exchange
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Arran 8yo, 2006-2014, 56.6%, Peated – OB for The Nectar
Arran is on a roll the last year or two, with many private cask releases and also quite a few releases for themselves. Since about five years or so they’ve also got a peated whisky on the market, called Arran … Continue reading
Arran 13 year old, 1999, single bourbon cask 99/103, 55.3% – UK Exclusive
It took me a while to find this bottling on Whiskybase because I didn’t know the age. It being 13 years old means it’s bottled in 2013, and I thought it was a more recent release. Anyway, I’ve been loving … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Arran, Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Arran, Lochranza, Single Cask, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting
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Arran Sauternes Cask, 50%
The first dram from the Twitter Tasting last week was Arran’s Sauternes Cask. I always feel like this is a remainder of how they started little over a decade ago. When Arran’s first whiskies started to come out they had … Continue reading
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Arran 16yo, 1997-2014, 50.1% – OB for The Whisky Fair 2014
Last year a friend of mine bought this Arran based on the good reviews Arran was getting in general. He was happy with this bottle and spared me a sample. By these means I can review yet another Arran! Another … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Arran, Isle of Arran, Limburg, Lochranza, Private Cask, Sherry Hogshead, The Whisky Fair
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Arran 14yo, 2000-2015, 55.7% – Private Cask for Whisky in Leiden
A rather stunning whisky shop in Leiden has been running its own festival for a couple of years. Every year, of course, accompanied by a festival bottling. I seem to remember a cracking Clynelish from a couple of years ago (split … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Arran, De Druiventuin, Islands, Isle of Arran, Private Cask, Sherry Hogshead, Whisky in Leiden, Whiskysite
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Arran 18, 46%
Woohoo! It’s here. The new Arran 18 has been released over the last week and today it arrived in Krommenie at our local bottle shop. Jolanda, who owns the place got nine bottles and I sure as hell am happy … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition 12: Glen Keith 20yo, 1992-2013, 49.2% – The Perfect Dram
So, trying again today. Hopefully I remember to actually save my post manually before closing my browser. I got 20 points for region yesterday. I hope I get some more today. Not likely, but it would be nice. Somehow I … Continue reading
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Tagged Arran, Blind Tasting Competition, Glen Keith, Isle of Arran, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Arran 16, 55.4% – Master of Malt
We’re nearing the end of the Master of Malt series of single casks and vattings. The latter are in the That Boutique-y Whisky Company series. It’s a good thing that we’re nearing the end too, before I start to look … Continue reading
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