Arran – 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%)

Arran – 18 Year Old is a single malt whisky from Arran (Islands). Aged 18 years, bottled at 46% ABV, 70cl. Arran distillery located in Lochranza, was founded by Harold Currie in 1994 who was quite the man. He was a former director of Chivas and a D-Day veteran. The distillery building plans were scuppered or hampered if you will by a pair of golden eagles and because of their status as a protected species, construction was temporarily halted. Previous experience of distilling on the island would have been rife with word of around 50 distilleries being present at one time, however, none of these were actually official. The most recent and well known prior to Lochranza was called Lagg and sadly closed in 1837. Arran used to store their casks in a warehouse down in Campbeltown at Springbank. However, the legal implications behind this were passed and the distillery at one point offered individuals an opportunity to own their own cask of whisky, which can be stored on-site at the distillery. Looking great in its new packaging, wouldn't you agree? The Arran 18 has undergone a bit of rebranding in 2019. However, Arran fans, please don't worry, the whisky that is enclosed within still remains the same. Handpicked from the island's warehouses sherry casks.