Maybe a little too oak heavy on the palate, but the fresh, fruity Arran spirit does its best to keep its head above water.

V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”). The palate gives way to sweet fruitcake and butterscotch, followed by spice and a hint of garden mint.During the construction of the distillery, a pair of Golden Eagles built their nest on a cliff near the distillery; since Golden Eagles are a protected species, construction of the distillery was temporarily halted.

It’s probably not fair to put that much pressure on a core range single malt bottled at reduced strength, but I can’t help what my frame of reference is. A new series giving an insight into the breadth of flavour possible at the Arran distillery, showcasing some of the more unusual cask offerings. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the series, this expression is bottled in retro packaging with just 636 bottles filled. The Service has been prepared by us solely for information purposes to Members and the Service is based on information we consider reliable and we obtain the contents of the Service from a number of different third party sources (including Contributions), but we do not endorse, support, represent, warrant or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of the Services and any information therein.We grant to registered Members a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use the Service and to view its contents (“License”). All those single casks – some really good, most average – made it so that I didn’t know which one to spend my money on. A limited release Arran single malt from a vatting of 35 ex-bourbon barrels and 10 ex-sherry hogsheads that were filled on 31st December 1999 and January 1st 2000.