SMWS 121.28 (Arran 11 yo 1998/2009)

SMWS 121.28 (Arran 11 yo 1998/2009)

2009, SMWS
Single malt - Islands
Peach flesh
53.3% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla, cream, peaches, raisins, cough mixture, tobacco leaf, hints of green apples.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, turns watery, loosens.
Tasting: Sweet salty. Tobacco leaf, green apples, cough mixture, peaches, cream, sea salt, hints of potatoes. With water, sweeter, cherries, peaches, raisins.
Finish: Medium. Tobacco leaf, lavender, raisins.

Comments:

Very herbal, like taking snuff. It's hardly smoky, and not and all peaty, but the tobacco influence is very strong, underpinning all the other sweeter, more perfumed notes. An unusually gentle Arran.

Verdict:

I like this.