88 / 100
The appeal here is the balance between fruit and spice. Baked apples, dried fruits and cherries give it a sweet, fruit-led direction, while cinnamon and vanilla spice bring a warmer edge. The palate’s nuttiness and the finish’s bitter orange and chocolate keep that sweetness from reading as one-note. That contrast makes this Arran interesting to me: it sounds more balanced than a straightforward dessert-style malt, though fruit and spice remain the main focus.
Reviewed by RainySoda
- Nose
- Cinnamon, Baked apples
- Palate
- Vanilla spice, Ripe citrus, Dried fruits, Nuttiness
- Finish
- Spice, Bitter orange, Chocolate, Cherries