The Official Authorised Edition of the Robert Burns World Federation - Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Island of Arran Distillers.
Billed as the perfect dram to toast the Bard, this single malt is wonderfully aromatic with hints of apple, vanilla and citrus fruits. Light and crisp but ever so smooth and gentle, the whisky dances on the palate.
Colour: Pale straw, almost like a pinot grigio
Nose: Apple, vanilla
Taste: Apple and vanilla, citrus reminiscent of lemon meringue pie with a honeyed sweetness and offering a slight taste of peat on the finish.
Overall: A terrific apertif dram to start the evening. Suitable for both seasoned whisky drinkers and the non-initiated. A great value and affordable enough to be a part of your "house" whisky collection.
Included on the box is an excerpt from Burns' poem A Bottle and Friend, 1787.
"Here's a bottle and an honest friend!
What wad ye wish for mair, man?
Wha kens, before his life may end,
What his share may be o' care, man?
Then catch the moments as they fly,
And use them as ye ought, man:
Believe me, happiness is shy,
And comes not aye when sought, man"
As true today as when it was written.
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