Arran The Devil's Punch Bowl Chapter III The Fiendish Finale

A now iconic fancy bottle form Arran, is this "The Devil's Punch Bowl" III, which was a limited release of only 6660 bottles, and the whisky was drawn from 21 different casks: 7 Sherry Butts, 7 French Oak Casks and 7 ex-bourbon Barrels. The Devil's Punch Bowl III is the third release in the collection and it is labeled as "The Fiendish Finale". It gets its name from a mountain zone in the isle of Arran, and also makes reference to a "Punch Bowl" by mixing 21 casks for this exceptional dram. Bottled at 53.4% abv, tawny color. On the nose, perfect score. Oranges, sherry, tangerine, peaches and brown sugar. Milk chocolate appears after a few minutes, very winey. Banana, milk powder, cream and vanilla. Tropical aromas are rising. After a first sip, it released orange caramel, "Palo Santo", hazelnut, pecans and orange leaf. More sips made the aroma even better, with herbal notes, red fruits and coconut. It is literally a punch. I loved it. On the palate; it was delicious. Starts with milk chocolate, hazelnut, almonds. It is exactly like a Ritter's white chocolate. Peaches and tropical flavors; coconut, ashy and salty. Great. Aftertaste was great, with hints of peaty feelings. Pepper, ginger; oranges and tobacco. Chilli, earthy and ashy. Mild spiciness, very well delivered. Overall, this is an outstanding dram. Very complex, layers and layers of flavors and aromas can be found in here. Lovely looking bottle, with an amazing case, holding a superb juice, that is my kind of dram. My score for it is 94 over 100.

Nose: lemon meringue, butterscotch, honey, toasted coconut Palate: honeycomb, slight peach note, vanilla, creme brûlée Finish: long, round, sweet but not overly so This is one of the few high $ NAS that is worth the money.