Arran 12 Years Old The Rowan Tree 46% 1997

Professional reviews

Gal Granov (88)

Color : Gold.

Nose : Dark chocolate, dry fruit cherries dipped in liquor and some toffee. A very nice mix. Deeper than the summery lighter Peacock.

Palate : Sherry influence is very noticeable. We get the dried fruit salad. Spice ( cinnamon and nutmeg) and that Oloroso sweet fruity spicy tang. Good integration, without ‘over-sherrying’ (is there such a verb??) the Arran malt profile.

Finish : long dry spicy and sweet, Dying on dried fruits oak and chocolate.

This is a much heavier bigger bodied and the extra sherry casks make the difference.