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| THE SAUTERNES CASK FINISH SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
THE ARRAN MALT |
| Bright light gold colour. Intense, very slightly peppery, warm plum-caramel, vanilla-wafer nose. Very dry, medium bodied, quite harmonious, intense, plum-caramel-vanilla flavours with a lingering, somewhat peppery, bright, spicy, tangy finish. Has 50% alcohol. Last appeared in Vintages (***) with 90-points on August 20, 2016 at $93.95 and was an Explorer Selection. |
CSPC |
291302 |
| Type |
Spirit - Scotch Whisky |
| Agent |
Vin Glo |
| Country |
Scotland |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(90 points)
Intense, Peppery, Bright |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
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| TASTING NOTE: There are few independent distilleries left in Scotland. Isle of Arran is among them. That freedom from corporate control may be a reason it can bottle a large variety of styles. This is one of my favourites. After a long maturation period in standard casks, the spirit spends an additional brief period in wood that once contained Sauternes dessert wine from Bordeaux. The wine-infused casks lend fruit and honey and a sweet entry to this robust, 50-per-cent whisky. But the complexity builds to include strong notes of cereal, soda bread, hay, vanilla and nuts. Score - 92 (Beppi Crosariol, theglobeandmail.com, June 19, 2017) |
Price |
$ 88.95 |
| Bottle Size |
700 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 27, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
79 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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