55,9°
Distillery : Lochranza, Isle of Arran - Islands
Bourbon Barrel
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 20 ppm
To complement the 14-year-old I mentioned earlier, these gentlemen from Arran have released this 11-year-old, which is peated. The Isle of Arran distillery distilled its first peated whisky in 2004, and released it in 2010 under the name Machrie Moor, the first in a long series that has recently come to an end. This bottling is therefore an opportunity to rediscover peated Arran, which will happen very rarely from now on, as priority must be given to the neighbouring Lagg distillery, which produces only peated whisky. Aged in a Single Bourbon Barrel, it gives pride of place to the distillate. 240 bottles are on sale.
Let's Taste It :
The peat is light and blends very well with the lemony and costal notes. Candied lemon, liquid honey, a pinch of sea salt, foam and sea spray, but it remains delicate. In the background, limestone ash, quicklime and ointment. On the palate, it becomes more herbaceous, reeds, nettles, grapefruit, lively spices, almonds, pecans, chalk, yellow plum and golden apple. The finish is powerful enough, long and pleasant, iodine and fleur de sel, sediments, quartz, slate, grey mushrooms, lichen, dry earth.
In Short,
It seems very good to me, the costal character of the distillery is well highlighted, with mineral notes increased by the peat, which is nevertheless quite discreet. I think it will delight fans of peated Arran, but I find the price a bit high for what it is.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Sixsters - Hurricane in my Soul
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