Loch Fyne Whiskies has stocked a new item, ‘The Peated Arran – 2005’

The Peated Arran OB 57.7%alc.

Single Bourbon Cask 116

Distilled 12-12-05

Bottled 07-12-09

Limited to 253 bottles

(LFW Comments) Last year’s release of young peated Arran was soooo good I could not resist opening this one.

First impression was disappointment, I had hoped this would be from the same 2004 distillation but this is a few days short of a 2006 distillation and even less days short of four full years maturation, oh well.

On the nose there is quiet peat and equally quiet youthful spirit. Then comes the woody-winy notes; vanilla (custard powder) and chocolate. Tasting-on there is glowing smoke, grassy notes and rising peat (to matchbox striker level), very drying and a solid peaty burp. Overall ‘nice’, in a Whispering Bob Harris sense – ‘hmmm, nice’.

Certainly a very interesting cask and well done Arran for letting us have a crack at it.

 The Peated Arran – 2005
 57.7% abv
 £47.90 inc vat
 £40.77 ex vat

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk