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Chris Goodrum (Gauntleys)

The nose is fairly light on the finish with it adding a herbal, winey plum and cherry note. Slightly butyric as Amarone finishes have a tendency to be, but it is not overpowering or unpleasant. Underpinning all this is the classic Arran honeyed, cereal, malt. A lovely nose with a good depth and hints of earthy-peat.

The palate is dry, soft and full of gently spiced dried fruit, plums, coffee and wood tannins followed by herbal currants and the honeyed malt and vanilla oak. Like the nose it is not too heavy on the finish and it flows well. Palate cleansing alcohol leads the way into a mouth coating coffee-vanilla finish with a late flourish of peat smoke.

With water more of the Arran character comes out as does some delightful orange fruit and buttery American oak. The palate, like the nose displays more American oak (toffee and butter) with the winey notes only coming through at the end. The finish is a touch dusty and tannic now, so I would opt to take this neat.