Arran 21-year-old

Name: Arran 21-year-old
Brand: Arran
SKU: 122174
Rating: 88.22 (223 reviews)

Overall rating: 88.22/100
votes: 223

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Arran
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottled: 21.11.2018
Stated Age: 21 years old
Number of bottles: 9000
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Bottle code: L 21 11 18
Barcode: 5060044483530
Added on: 07 Dec 2018 11:49 am by ctu

Average value

€ 151.98

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Whisky Reviews for Arran 21-year-old

35 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.22 points

LeChiffre scored this whisky 90 points
27 Jan 2019 11:51 am
Wonderful voluminous and powerful single malt with complex aromas. Nose and taste are a dream. The finish is quite appealing. Absolute buy recommendation!

Nose

90 90

Sweet; dark chocolate; slight hint of citrus fruit; spicy

Taste

90 90

oily and voluminous in the mouth; fruity sweetness; Grapefruit; Ginger; ripe fruits (free, plums); chocolate notes; very complex

Finish

89 89

warming and strong; very spicy; Sweetness increasingly turning into slightly bitter oak flavors; nutty
gallfux did not rate this whisky
23 Feb 2020 4:12 pm
Nice Arran. I like it. Not dark fruit, but lighter in character. In addition beautiful and lively wood notes.

Nose

Peach (more peel than pulp). Pear juice. Maybe a little dried mango. Flowerhoney. A little nougat. Plus fresh wood. A freshness that is reminiscent of citrus fruits.

Taste

Nice creamy and full kick. Orange blossom honey. Peach again. But now more pulp than skin. Now a pleasant tingle, which I often have with Arrans. A mixture of wood and shower sticks.

Finish

Chocolate with pieces of orange. Pear dish. Tree sap.
hogsheadwhisky scored this whisky 89 points
06 Feb 2020 12:03 pm
Compared to the 18 year old, the three year old is an increase again. He needs some time and patience in the glass. But then he presents a really nice nose! Strong in the mouth with a nice interplay between a pleasant fruity blossom honey sweetness and a surprising spiciness that causes a tingling on the tongue. I also really liked what I had from Arran. The 21y makes no difference here. It is a nice end to the core range.

Nose

The 21-year-old Arran presents himself in the glass with a color reminiscent of a dark ocher. Surprisingly bright for 21 years.
At the beginning, behave a bit in the glass - light freshness on the nose - I give him a few minutes of rest. Then the whisky wakes up and offers a great bouquet in the nose!
The basis in the nose is the Arran style that is typical of me, with ripe lemons, with tropical fruit and oranges. There is a very nice floral honey note and spiciness. And there could also be a few pieces of milk chocolate in this mix. The oldest Arran from the Core Range cannot and will not deny the 21 years in oak barrels.

Taste

Nice fine honey sweetness, not too sweet, rather fruity sweet in the first attempt. It moves wonderfully oily in the mouth. Then I get a tingling spiciness - almost a little pepper, which plays nicely with the sweetness. Nice and strong in the mouth. This liveliness is typical of Arrans for me. The 46% are not really felt in the nose or mouth. I have less Sherry notes here.

Finish

Ah! Now there are a few sherry shades. Nice! The spices are now shifting more clearly towards cinnamon and nutmeg. The oak is now noticeable towards the end. For 21 years but rather less pushy than you might think. The oak remains in the mouth at least for a medium length and makes you want a little Italian espresso.
AlexBonoGreen scored this whisky 90 points
10 Jun 2019 10:53 am
Arran 21 yo - my dislike for Arran turns to Love in my eyes! A very bright molt, a mixt of barrels running along the two flanks, and one feels that the barrels are fresh. Very good!

Nose

Lovely sherry-chocolate profile! Velvet barrel, soft ripe tannins, dried fruits, ripe pears, candied fruits, toffee, plum jam, sponge cake with lemon! Great!

Taste

Hot wave, sweet wave of ripe fruit, melon, pears, ripe apples, a lot of tannins, cocoa, fruit paste, sherry in all its glory!

Finish

Velvet woody plum chocolate aftertaste. Simply, concisely ... Simply brilliant!
Bam scored this whisky 90 points
09 Feb 2020 7:26 pm
Complex and wonderfully balanced. Fresh and set at the same time, strong, dark oak notes and light fruits.

Nose

It starts with a wonderful citrus note with limes and oranges, plus a hint of furniture polish. Mint chocolate and green apples are added, as well as a light salty note. Cinnamon, hazelnuts and nougat slowly rise. Carried by a mixture of vanilla and oak.

Taste

Strong start, oily silky mouthfeel. Lemon, and a mix of light fruits, apricots, pear and apple. Dark honey, a lot of caramel, a little mint. One comes with a light tingle and Christmas spices, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.

Finish

Medium to long. At the same time strong, dark oak with espresso and roasted hazelnuts, and a fresh note of mint and limes.
Arjo S scored this whisky 85 points
28 Jul 2019 1:20 pm

Missing some complexity, for me the 18 suits better, also more BFYB.
LDB scored this whisky 88 points
06 May 2019 6:38 am
For 21 years and 46% very robust. Needs a lot of time in the glass, better than the 18 year old original bottling and also the 14 year old. But now no complexity grenade. Typical case of a malt that satisfies me but that I no longer need. Tasty, but far too expensive for what he can. Only just under 88 points.

Nose

88 88

Very clynelishesk & bourbon cask-like: honey, flint sparks, pineapple, salt spray on rocks, and so a tiny bit of sulfur mixed with citrus fruits.

Taste

89 89

Creamy and supple in the mouth, then candied ginger and lemon curd are added. Salt almond chocolate and waxy notes. Here he knows how to score.

Finish

86 86

Relatively inconspicuous, sparsely sugared grapefruit increasingly sneak in, otherwise rather unspectacular.
Hvdree scored this whisky 86 points
20 Apr 2019 9:57 pm
Nose

85 85

Taste

87 87

Finish

86 86
KayMeertens scored this whisky 89 points
30 Jan 2019 8:17 pm
Another step up from the 18, as it should be.

Nose

Peach, apple, almond, honey, vanilla and a little peanut butter.

Taste

Honey, cashew, peach, apple and vanilla.

Finish

Honey, cashew, apple and peach.
g00se scored this whisky 89 points
17 May 2020 4:54 pm
Very neat malt, which shows the age. Nicely dignified and yet expressive.
The finish is very astringent.

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