SMWS 121.50 Arran
“Xmas Cake and afghan coats”
9yo refill sherry butt from Arran tonight. I always have high expectations of these bottles from distillery 121, the very first SMWS bottle I ever tried was a stunning Arran and it convinced me to join.
Afghan coats eh? Nope, no idea where that’s coming from!
Dark and beguiling this, heavily spiced, meaty, chewy and full bodied. Wonderful nose of sherry oak, molasses and moss.
Treacle sponge certainly. Struck matches? Funnily enough, I sort of get that vaguely sulphuric, slightly acrid, slightly smoky hint but I doubt I’d have identified it ad s struck match, to be honest I still wouldn’t.
It’s a decent dram but it’s not as well balanced as some arrans I’ve tried. A wee bit of a letdown.
2/5
