Arran 20yr Old Particular 1997
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Distiller:
Arran
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Bottler:
Douglas Laing
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ABV:
44.4%
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Age:
20 Years
- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This is funky and strange, swinging from one side of a standard sherried profile to another.
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Intro:
This is a 20 year old release by Douglas Laing's Old Particular IB line made up of 20yr spirit from the Arran distillery. It was matured in a refill hogshead and is bottled into one of 136 releases bottles.
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Nose:
Honey, toffee, rich stewed fruits. Lots of sweet caramel, some currant and then blackberry. Jam. Nice and nutty, almost an amaretto note. Lightly grassy.
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Taste:
Medium mouth feel, but no heat. Honey, light sulfur, cherry cordial, blackberry jam. Tobacco, pepper, and nice tart orange peel.
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Finish:
Long, dry, funky. Orange peel, lemon zest, cherry and lots of tobacco and sulfur. A bit more sulfur than I enjoy, and also this borderline bandage funk. Not like peat, but very mild funk. Strange, but pairs well.
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Overall:
This is funky and strange, swinging from one side of a standard sherried profile to another. I enjoyed it, though, and wish I had the cajones to snap up a bottle when they were on sale.
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Score:
6
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