49,8°
Distillery : Isle of Arran - Islands
Sherry Hogshead
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
This is the bottle that caused the biggest buzz at the last Whisky Live Paris, all the experts said it was the best. It's a 27-year-old Isle of Arran, distilled in the year the distillery was launched, and aged in a Sherry Hogshead. 293 bottles were produced and sold exclusively in France, under the New Vibrations label created by La Maison du Whisky.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is well rounded and balanced, with a suave, honeyed texture and pulpy prunes in the background. Plums of all kinds, mirabelles, greengages, damsons, all juicy, with malty, cereal-like hints. Dried fruits, dates, sultanas. Smooth, brioche-like on the palate, still very fruity, with discreet spices, nutmeg and cloves. Panettone, candied fruit cake. Almost vinous, syrupy, oily notes, blood orange, lime. Quite a long, gently explosive finish, chocolate mousse, cocoa powder, tinged with coffee, praline, and hazelnut shortbread biscuits.
In Short,
It's true that there's something special about it, with all those almost candied dried fruits and honey-coated citrus fruits. But I didn't enjoy it as much as some, I thought it lacked power, and that the Sherry didn't blend perfectly with the distillate. Anyway, given the price, it's better not to like it, so you don't have any regrets.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Meena Cryle - It Makes Me Scream
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