Arran OB Sherry Cask 513 1998 12yo 56.4%alc. [Oran Mor]

Distilled: 20.4.98

Bottled: 3.7.10

Cask # 513 limited to 326 bottles

Known here as Arran “Oran Mor” after the Glasgow pub where a bunch of notorious drunks were assembled under Arran’s tutelage. By some bizarre and no doubt illegal voting system we ‘chose’ this as their next single cask bottling… However check the “Arran LFW” bottling (above) for something really worthwhile.

This sherry cask (of 326 bottles) exhibits the winey characters of a single malt. The aroma is vibrant, quite bitter which comes as a vinegar-Sauternes note and some nuts. To taste there is a fizz of butterscotch, an oaky-oiliness and some mint.

Water reveals dark, bitter chocolate and the signature Arran digestive biscuits come through at last. Good sherry-style malt.

On the Flavour Map, plonk it about square E3
Complex & Delicate

Arran Cask 513
Barcode: 5060044481147

Price excluding VAT: £38.72
£45.50 Including VAT at 17.5%

Order yours from Loch Fyne Whiskies via www.lfw.co.uk