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Whisky: Arran 2008-2016 - Alive & Peated - Winter Edition
Serie: Private Cask
Age: 7 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 03-12-2008
Bottled: 03-06-2016
Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel
Cask #: 2008/1166
Bottle #: 117/256
Strength: 60.1%
   
Distillery: Arran Distillery
Country: Scotland: Islands
   
 
Date: 27-04-2017
Nose: Peat, butter, flowers, a little cough syrup.
Flavour: Light peat, ash, fruity, butter, coffee, mocha, a little bitter, chocolate, some sweetness, liquorice.
Body: Thick oily, pleasantly viscous, greasy, creamy dryness.
Comments: A tasty peated whisky where the peat's an addition to the entertainment but not to the excitement.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++-- ---- ---- (7.5)