ARRAN 18 Year Old Scotch

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  • @budj13
    @budj13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This was a great review guys! "Open it!" Thanks for sharing your saved bottle with us, Scott. Arran just keeps putting out better and better stuff. I like the comment below praising you two-- The Beatles of Booz.

  • @simonridge6607
    @simonridge6607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can see Arran from my window. You guys killed it. Funny, informative and DIY skills on point.
    Brilliant. As always guys.

  • @mamuka1977
    @mamuka1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you guys, that was the great start of the day, last time I saw blue one in the store it was $150 by us (NJ,NY) definitely going to keep my eyes open that tropical was very intriguing)))). And thank you for opening up white one We all appreciate it.

  • @Caliban_80
    @Caliban_80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We're always apprehensive to open those rare bottles but our time here is very brief. "Open It!" Should be on a shirt or coin😉

    • @ScotchTestDummies
      @ScotchTestDummies  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Open it! on one side & Scotch it! on the other. BAM

    • @ConnahJay
      @ConnahJay ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ScotchTestDummies Make it!!!

  • @brianhansen6189
    @brianhansen6189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sipping my second dram of my first bottle of Arran 10 now. Amazing stuff. Local shop has an old blue label Arran 18 that I may need to grab unless someone beats me to it.

  • @Andy_Holbrook332
    @Andy_Holbrook332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great review!
    You have some old stock there! The new style packaged Arran’s have been out for around 2 yrs in the U.K. they have subtly changed the recipes across the range over the years but all Arran’s are good and have been on a consistent basis. An integrity distillery.
    Also, they haven’t gone silly on their pricing. The 21 yo is a stunner! Was £120 in 2021 when I bought a bottle.

    • @ScotchTestDummies
      @ScotchTestDummies  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the info! Will have to watch for the new bottles!

  • @RwingDsquad
    @RwingDsquad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great haircut! It looks really good.

  • @Tantrum777
    @Tantrum777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went and bought the 10 year old yesterday! (new style bottle) I still have 1 bottle of the 14 left that was tropical as well, Arran is great. If I saw that sitting on the self for 110 I would instantly buy. Great review guys.

  • @domanz1
    @domanz1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tried this at an event, had to order a bottle immediatly after. It's great. Still waiting for a good day to open it :) Oh and it's definitely different from the newer bottles. This design existed for at least 3,4 years.

  • @andrewmainprice2179
    @andrewmainprice2179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice background with the bottles

  • @adolfohz
    @adolfohz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing review! Great cork technique!

  • @mackal
    @mackal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    White Label is limited edition and the blue one is when they added it to the core range.

    • @ScotchTestDummies
      @ScotchTestDummies  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Mackal. We don't do the research so you...

  • @marcwhiskey
    @marcwhiskey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I had more options to find stuff like Arran. Good value for that 18yr. Stores near me gotta step up their game with scotch options on the shelf.

  • @DonnerPassWhisky
    @DonnerPassWhisky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved my bottle of this. If you see the new one grab that too as it's very different from this. Much darker with all 1st fill casks. Cheers guy's

  • @silverfox108
    @silverfox108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you have opened up an older bottle of the Arran 18 yr old. Now you should try a newer one and do a compare on both

  • @krishnar3493
    @krishnar3493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:45 Surgeon 😍

  • @keithpetersen560
    @keithpetersen560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've had the new Arran 18 and its good. Problem is you can never find it. Scott, is that a new whisky room in your basement? Great review.

  • @jackthepickledhound
    @jackthepickledhound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Golden! Baby!
    If they started distilling in 1996, 18 years later is 2014 minimum. That white label is a good find, I would be shocked to see one today. I just picked up a blue label for alot and saw it again for $125. Seems like the right price, I'm sure a new sherry 18 would be closer to $200 I'd I ever saw one.
    Gotta love a sherry/bourbon matured single malt. Ancnoc, Tomatin and even Springbank 18's are similarly matured. Sounds like a head to head challenge

  • @ErikWaitWhiskyStudies
    @ErikWaitWhiskyStudies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Synthetic corks are often not as tight and can leak in air. Most wineries have quit using them. Randal Grahm of Bonnydoon Winery said using them was the biggest mistake he ever made.

    • @ScotchTestDummies
      @ScotchTestDummies  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting. Maybe Japan has it right with the twist of twist on seal

  • @WhiskyMystery
    @WhiskyMystery 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs up for the open

  • @877-MASH-NOW
    @877-MASH-NOW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WHISKEY CHEERS 😎😎😎😎

  • @RwingDsquad
    @RwingDsquad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yelling ends at 0:18 ;)

  • @rares_21
    @rares_21 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice one,guys!👍What are you're thoughts on Loch Lomond 18? Sure I would like to see a review on that one! Cheers!

  • @scotchbarrel3371
    @scotchbarrel3371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Woohoo a comparison episode! Now we need a shootout soon

  • @Watchman999
    @Watchman999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good review gentlemen. Any hope of Cask 6 challenge coins in the near future. Suh-lawn-juh dudes.

  • @marksaliba4194
    @marksaliba4194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never got my hands on the old version, but the newest version is delicious. It's super dark coloured, but I wouldn't call it a sherry bomb necessarily. It's more fresh fruits instead of all those dark sherry notes. Probably because they use exclusively American oak I believe. Cheers Bart and Scott 🥃🇨🇦🇺🇲

  • @steveno7058
    @steveno7058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this one along with the old 14. Too bad both got discountinued. The new 18 is good but very different since its 100% Sherry.

  • @steveno7058
    @steveno7058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This 18 is a mix of Sherry, Ex-Bourbon, and refill casks. The current 18 is 100% Sherry cask. They are very different.

  • @chefmarv6499
    @chefmarv6499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Getting pressured to open up an 18yo bottle while recording, very mean 😂😂 Appreciated still!

  • @Whiskey_BS
    @Whiskey_BS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Guys. You need to give us the bottle code dates. These bottles must be years old.

  • @scotchgod8478
    @scotchgod8478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is definetly not the same as the new bottling (New bottle style and label) This one (blue label) is two thirds Bourbon and only one third sherry cask, whereas the new version is all sherried. Cracking stuff nevertheless, I'm very happy i picked two bottles in good time 😊

  • @rivenbeef
    @rivenbeef 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great bottling. New one is amazing as well! Not the same whisky. New one is 100% sherry matured and the bottling in this review was sherry and bourbon matured.

  • @javieracosta3439
    @javieracosta3439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I guess the next vid Scott gets to dig out one of Bart's long unopened bottles.
    "For the channel! The people want to know!"
    Let's see if he caves as easily 😂

    • @ScotchTestDummies
      @ScotchTestDummies  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He can open anything I got. Who knows when I will be dead!

    • @javieracosta3439
      @javieracosta3439 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry about the Supernova last night Bart! P.S. You brought it up. 😆

  • @jayhalley2642
    @jayhalley2642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job . The Beatles of booze

  • @moose7611
    @moose7611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is that Guy Fawkes next to Scott?

  • @topshelfdustin3060
    @topshelfdustin3060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The new one isn't REMOTELY similar to that one! The new one is way more first fill sherry.

    • @ScotchTestDummies
      @ScotchTestDummies  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok. Good to know

    • @topshelfdustin3060
      @topshelfdustin3060 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ScotchTestDummies also buy both! :) And get the 21 (new)! Scott will love them all!

  • @lukewo5067
    @lukewo5067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bart is a bad influence lol
    Peer pressure!

  • @michaelalemanski7775
    @michaelalemanski7775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No Corkscrew! Must not have been Boy Scouts or Winos

  • @chrisdavis5703
    @chrisdavis5703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This doesn’t sound like the new 18 year I have.

  • @ronaldhigashiyama5206
    @ronaldhigashiyama5206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sadly Arran is not available in Utah. Neither are some of best scotches. Like the 'stache and beard.