Today, let me introduce to you the Arran 21yo, specially bottled for whiskybase.com. This whisky spent 21 years in bourbon casks before being bottled for a limited edition of 180 bottles only. In other words, this one was quickly sold out. Arran (the island’s only distillery, but there were more than 50 of them in the past) is renowned for its special finishes in different barrels of wine or other spirits. But, sometimes, “simplicity” also pays with only “simple” bourbon casks.
The Teeling Single Grain, coming from the famous Irish distillery of the same name, is one of the very few Irish Bourbons and was first marketed in 2013. The ex- owner of the Cooley distillery has some hope to renew the success of Greenore, the first and until now only single Irish grain available on the market. Sold without age mention, it was aged in wine casks (Cabernet Sauvignon) before being bottled at 46% without cold filtration. I’m usually not a big fan of bourbon but considering the quality of the products offered by Teeling, I had to test it: D
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