Its gaining some age now, and the prospects have promised good things, let's have the 14yo Arran. I've tried this once before, but then in a rather heavy vertical tasting, time to try it on its own. The color is natural light golden, also no chill-filtration. It smells moss, smoke, earth, clay, bonfire, chopped onions, garlic, leather, cloves, ginseng, hints of mortar, brimstone (sulphur). The taste is at first sweet, honey, ginseng, ginger, plum syrup, coriander, Jameson, smoked cheddar, cauliflower, red bell peppers, cardamum, coriander, sweet chillies. A lot going on here, and with a real punch in the finish, its a massive 14yo. My dream would be that this was available at CS, maybe it is, must check upon things. Lets add a small drop of water. The taste is now more vegetal, more herbal, some bitter notes of hay and rotting cauliflower. I must say I preferred it neat. The finish is on both occasions rather short and peppery.
A very decent dram at 14yo, no beginners malt: 7
Next tasting: Dailuaine Distillery
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