The Arran Malt Aged 10 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 700ml

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I kept dropping in bits of water from time to time as the tasting went on, which eventually tamed it into a flavoursome dram with a buttery mouth feel. Robust and warming, these whiskies – many found on Islay – are known for their intense peaty smokiness, which overlays rich flavours of vanilla and fruit cake. There was a surprising amount to the whisky, especially for an 8 year old, but it was maybe a little bit woody on the taste for my liking. Having made a point of letting us know that Arran produced unpeated spirit, Céline went on to explain what this dram was all about.

Along with the regular bottling and this 18 year old Extra Black they also used to do an Extra Rare, which I have a cloth bag covered bottle of in my whisky cupboard. Although it’s a no-age-statement single malt, if you enter the unique five-digit code online, the batch recipe will be revealed! You’ll usually find this one on offer in major supermarkets around Christmas and overall it is a great choice for all drammers, no matter where you are on your journey. It’s that parent or uncle bringing over that ‘some special’, which generally just meant it wasn’t Bells. There a sweetness initially, both on the nose and the pallette but this soon clears to a complex and interesting finish.uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. The Isle of Arran itself is in a rather unique location, sitting between the mainland and the peninsula of Kintyre, home of Campbeltown whiskies, experiencing a relatively constant and mild climate thanks to the influence of the Gulf Stream.

With notes of smoke, wood and sea spray, Talisker’s 10-year-old feels like the very definition of a classic whisky. It’s named for the local profusion of Rowan trees, not a particularly common species in Scotland, more often being found in Scandinavia. My Mate Nick’s Homebrew: Mr Martin, cow-orker and ginger bearded buddy extraordinaire, has recently started brewing and after discussing what he was doing to make his beer presented me with one of his first batch of bottles. With some seriously smokey notes – think savoury, even meaty – and a little toasted malt, it’s fantastic neat. Whisky Gandalf Darren, the man behind Whisky4Movember and random chap for Master of Malt, had done some looking around and brought us four moustache related whiskies to try.From exquisite vintage single malts to modern, up and coming distilleries, there's something on sale for everyone. Along with the interesting liquid in the bottle Glenmorangie, recently a distillery who have been upgrading packaging all over the place, have created a rather fancy bottle, with the glass darkening from bottom to top and having a large silvered cap on top – something that will help the value in future, especially as many people seem to have opened their bottles due to the reports of how good it is. The Trace is a solid bourbon, smooth enough to go either in cocktails or be drunk on the rocks (something that I’ve done a bit too much of since picking it up). discount offer (another reason to sign up to the FoL) to pick up a couple of bottles of their 12 year old cask strength batch 2, one to drink and one to keep, as it was a nice low-cost way of having a punt at the whisky collecting game.

Recently relaunched to attract the millennials, if you’re new to whisky, Singleton is a great place to start. These excellent whiskies deserve to be in anyone’s cabinet but we’ve gone for a Speyside that has recently been racing up the popularity charts – Balvenie’s DoubleWood.Light, floral, and with some smooth honey, this easy drinker packs in lots of flavour, though much of it is on the subtler side. Plus you get the play the ‘I wonder where the spirits come from’ game that I know you all play when you try a characterful blend. Rather nice and further demonstrating that blends needn’t all be rubbish, grain heavy, Tesco’s shelf filler.