Arran – 12 Year Old - Private Bottling - Dirk Kuijt's Celebration (70cl, 58.4%)

Arran – 12 Year Old - Private Bottling - Dirk Kuijt's Celebration is a single malt whisky from Arran (Islands). Aged 12 years, bottled at 58.4% ABV, 70cl. Established in 1995 by Harrold Currie, a former Chivas Brothers managing director, the Isle of Arran Distillery is located in the north of Arran at Lochranza. Production began in 1995 and by 1998 they had released their first whisky, a 3-year-old. For the first several years, the distillery was recognised for its vast number of young whiskies. Towards the end of 2017, with Arran thriving, an additional two stills were installed at the Lochranza site and construction began for a second distillery. Arran's sister distillery, Lagg, began production in early 2019 and is situated on the south side of the Isle of Arran. Lagg takes control of the peated element for the whiskies, working in harmony with its sister distillery. This is a private owner's bottling which has come from a single cask produced at the Isle of Arran Distillery. Cask no. 12/1311 was filled in 2012. It was bottled at a strength of 58.4% ABV in 2024.