Arran – 2000 18 Year Old Single Cask #275 For www.arranwhisky.com (70cl, 52.7%)

Arran – 2000 18 Year Old Single Cask #275 For www.arranwhisky.com is a whisky from Arran (Islands). Aged 18 years, bottled at 52.7% ABV, 70cl. Situated in the Firth of Clyde, the island of Arran was once a hotbed of illicit distillation and smuggling. Eventually though the dreaded excise men got the best of Arran’s renegade stillmen, and the island was without a working distillery from 1837. That all changed in 1995 when the Arran distillery at Lochranza started production. Although it is a relative youngster, Arran’s investment in quality casks has paid dividends, and its popularity continues to soar like the Golden Eagles that nest nearby. This quick success, combined with high visitor numbers at the Lochranza distillery, have enabled the company to construct another distillery at Lagg, on the south of the island, that will focus on creating peated whisky. This Arran single cask has been specially selected for www.arranwhisky.com. The classic Sherry Hogshead has infused this Arran single malt with rich notes of fruit and spice with a long, lingering finish of caramelised citrus.