Cask Strength & Carry On, Isle Of Arran, Single Cask Bottling
Cask Strength & Carry On, Isle Of Arran, Single Cask Bottling, Cask No. 1554 – Distilled: 15/12/1998 – Bottled 16/5/11 with only 92 bottles – 49.9% Alc/vol
Our friends down at Cask Strength, Joel and Neil, fellow bloggers and Whisky lovers sent us a small bottle of this single cask bottling of Isle of Arran Single Malt for us to enjoy, taste and review. So it is quite early on the evening of Thursday the 21st of July and this is our special tasting tonight.
Joel and Neil both from London are very often up here in Scotland enjoying all things Scottish and the best Whisky in the world, Scotch. So check out their website and learn more about their adventures and the fabulous amber nectar at www.caskstrength.net
Arran Distillery,
Lochranza,
Isle of Arran,
KA27 8HJ
telephone – 01770 830264
website – www.arranwhisky.com
Opening Hours
Visitor Centre:
Mid March to end October: 10.00 – 18.00 (Sundays 11.00 – 18.00)
November to February: 10.00 – 16.00 Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays (11.00 – 16.00)
Telephone for further details 01770 830264
Daily 10.30 – 16.30 (March – October) (Sundays 11.30 – 16.30)
Daily 10.30 – 14.30 (November – February) (Sundays 11.30 – 14.30)
Shop & Restaurant:
Daily 10.00 – 18.00 (March – October) (Sundays 11.00 – 18.00)
(Restaurant is serving teas, coffees, light snacks, lunches and high teas)
This dram is from a first-fill Bourbon cask, the tasting:
Colour…Shimmering gold
Nicola’s tasting
Nose…A gentle giant, very low key aroma’s, but there is some vanilla spice.
Taste…Creamy vanilla, custard creams, Ambrosia creamed rice with a twist of fresh pepper.
Finish…Long and peppery.
Score…3.5 Corks
Jim’s tasting
Nose…Not a lot on the nose, quite tame, but you do get vanilla and spicy citrus fruit.
Taste…Vanilla ice cream, toffee and Terry’s chocolate orange, at the edge is a little nuttiness.
Finish…Nice and long, sweet fruit and cream with a wee nippy bit at the end.
Score…3.5 Corks
This fine dram which was bottled to celebrate the third birthday of caskstrength website.
