Isle of Arran – Cask Finishes Collection – The Sauternes Cask Finish - Tasting Notes

Nose
Fresh, citrus, sweet, vanilla, grapefruit, bit like a sweet rose wine…

Palate

Sweet, spicy, clover honey, bit pepper, vanilla, cream, fresh, tropical fruits, a strong raisin taste, orange, chocolate, marshmallows, walnuts, like a sweet dessert wine, very thick…

Finish

Sweet, raisins, honey, medium length, vanilla and chocolate.

Score

7 out of 10, would like to have a bottle, but it is really sweet, almost has a liquor sweet finish to it.  Nice, but not for every day, for a hot day maybe.

Tasting scores explained a bit. It all depends on the moment, ambiance etc, but to have a guideline for my own preferences. This differs for each person. See my wish list in the menu above to see what I prefer the most at the moment. A low score will not meen I will maybe give it a second chance on a later time, but for now it is not for me...

1-5   Mhmm... Not liking this one...
5-6   Don't have to wake me up for this, not bad, but not my preference
6-7   I like, but they just miss something, to make me wanna buy a whole bottle
7-8   Well, you can start waking me up for these, more depth, these I would love to add to my collection
8-9   These are to be enjoyed slowly. These I absolutely would love to have a bottle, but sadly not always in my price range. 
9-10 Well, what can I say, just wow...... No words to describe it. Wake me up now!!