Burns Night

 

 

So its Burns night, and a wee dram and Haggis with neeps and tatties is in order, so the dram of Choice is the Arran Burns, a single malt from the Isle of Arran distillery, celebrating our Scottish poet, Robert Burns.

  

 

 

Raise a glass, Happy Birthday Rabbie…………………

 

 

This special celebratory Single Malt is the official Scotch whisky commemorating Robert Burns' legacy, from the Isle of Arran Distillers. A five years old bottling, matured in both fresh and refill bourbon barrels.

Now, Rabbie on a bottle? Well Arran Distillery was in 2001 by the World Burns Federation to become a patron and so received this endorsement.

Even though Robbie Burns may never have stepped onto the Isle of Arran, the distillery is the closest one geographically to Ayrshire, his birth place. The Robert Burns and Arran affiliation also has a blend.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: A lot of vanilla on the nose, fresh Madagascar pods with a nice whiff of spices and oak.

 

Palate: An initial burst of spiciness, floral and vanilla with hard summer fruits.

Finish: A long lingering finish of fruits, you can tell here that they are using great casks.

 

Comments: This is almost one of your everyday drinking drams, inexpensive and with Rabbie on the bottle you can share wee stories on him, overall not wow but a good dram, nothing really to rave about but goes well with the Haggis.