Arran Founder's Reserve

Arran 21 Year Old single barrel Green Welly Stop exclusive

I picked this up from the Green Welly Stop a year or so ago when I saw it on offer reduced from £120 to £100. It was bottled exclusively for the Green Welly Stop by Arran distillery. My bottle is no 481 of 531 bottles from a Sherry Butt. I'm a bit of a maker of lists. What are my 10 best films etc. In my whisky hobby this leads me to keeping...

Score 83/100

Arran The Rowan tree

This is again a very limited edition consisting of 6000 bottles made from vatting 10 ex-Olorosso Sherry Casks in which the spirit was aged for 12 years (after being distilled in 1997). Again, we’re talking about No chill filtration and natural coloring.I will be interesting to see how this varies from the Peacock with the ex-Olorosso only casks....

Score 85/100

Arran 14 Year Old

No longer the new kid on the block, Arran distillery has grown and taken it's place among the ranks of long established operations. While they've had an NAS cask finished range since day one, their core age stated range is what drew in many fans. This island distillery produces a fruity make that seems to retain a certain edge and a slight...

Score 88/100

Arran The Bodega Sherry Cask

Picked up both the new Sherry cask Arran and the Quarter cask. It's a lazy Sunday, hot and humid outside, so staying in and watching some NFL Pre-season and figured it's a good time to do these head-to-head. Sherry cask first. Bottled at a nice 55.8%, bottle opened 3 months, and is 80% full. Neat in a Glencairn. I'll be keeping Aberlour Abunadh...

Score 85/100