Moses scored this whisky 85 points 
The second from the core range at the age of 21, but this time not limited, ... positive. One thing in advance. He can't get to the old 21! I share the opinion of "Archer". The palate has annoying or almost missing notes, no longer on the acceptable side. Did wrong barrels come together? Barrels not burned out enough? Unfortunately, whatever went wrong with barrel management. The old one is clearly better! My personal impression. PS: See also the notes from Archer!
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Oha. Airy volume on the nose. Very fresh and floral. The aroma is also made on the light side and fine. Sweet Arran citrus with light vanilla and caramel notes. He weakens a bit against the 18s old and new and is not so fruity. Especially the new 18er sets the bar very high. This 21 can not fully convince on the nose compared to his own 18 colleagues. And yet the nose is his best part. It already smells delicious!
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Soft texture. But does not deliver what the nose promised. Behavior simple, almost boring. Creamy and oily ok, but getting dry with a delicate bitterness that is also a bit annoying. But he stays cute! There is also some burned wood. The malty notes also go in the bitter direction. The mouth is max. worth a 84. Sorry Arran, that's not enough! Have you saved on the barrels here? At least this batch was not optimal.
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The exit is also not at the front. Just a little sweet and sour. After that it gets lukewarm and unfortunately, he goes there slowly. Too bad he didn't hold out either. He also gets weird and musty in the back. Personal opinion: One of the rows of barrels was treated incorrectly. In comparison to his very good 18-year-old brother PLV, he certainly does not have it easy. I say again “a big THANKS to my brother in spirit for the big rehearsal”! Stay healthy !
