Arran
Fact Sheet
Founded: 1995
Current owner: Harold J. Currie
Stills: 1 wash, 1 spirit
Capacity: 0.75 million litres per year
Location: Lochranza, Isle of Arran
Website: www.arranwhisky.com
Notable Facts: Arran is one of the newest distilleries in Scotland. Early bottlings boasted of a plethora of exotic finishes, but as more older spirit is available, Arran’s bottling policy is becoming more conservative.
Bottlings
April 6, 2011
Especially the nose is very madeira-like, the palate is both sweet and rather spicy. A very dominant finish that may be a bit too hefty for some, but I quite like it. – Rating: 82/100
December 16, 2010
A very rich stout, perhaps a bit too much on the bitter side for my taste but very flavour-intensive. You wouldn’t guess the whisky connection though because it blends very smoothly with the beer. – Rating: 82/100
October 23, 2010
This malt has lots of youthful bite but does not offer a great deal of interesting flavours. Bottled way too young for my taste. – Rating: 70/100
June 7, 2010
A very well done vatting of bourbon and sherry casks, richly flavoured and entirely enjoyable. – Rating: 86/100
June 7, 2010
Quite different from the Peacock, obviously more sherry casks were used for this edition. A good malt, but I prefer the fruitier character of the Peacock. – Rating: 83/100
July 29, 2009
Quite a nice dram, but doesn’t possess much to remember, nice to just sip away – Score: 78/100
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June 13, 2011
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May 21, 2011
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March 20, 2011
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January 1, 2011
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November 10, 2010
Year of Birth: undisclosed
Place of Residence: Seeshaupt, Bavaria, Germany
Profession: Accountant and Engineer
Whisky Involvement: Internet retailer
October 24, 2010
Year of Birth: 1975
Place of Residence: Kfar Saba, Israel
Profession: Software development
Whisky Involvement: Blogger
September 29, 2010
Year of Birth: 1973
Place of Residence: Guilford, CT, USA
Profession: Sales and Marketing Manager
Whisky Involvement: Society president, blogger
September 18, 2010
Year of Birth: 1966
Place of Birth: Tauranga, New Zealand
Place of Residence: Blantyre, Scotland
Profession: Cost controller in a hotel
Whisky Involvement: Whisky club member
May 21, 2010
Laphroaig is the most southerly of the Islay distilleries, and it is just about 1.5 miles away from Port Ellen, so it can easily be reached on foot by a nice walk along the coastal road to Ardbeg.
May 14, 2010
A great ten days in Scotland have come to an end, and I am back home in Bavaria. My journey to Islay and Glasgow yielded lots of material for new articles and of course also some new bottles of whisky.
February 23, 2010
From 19th to 21st of February 2010, the annual Whisky and Bar Festival took place in Munich. After having been held on the Praterinsel the years before, the festival switched to a new location.
January 26, 2010
Shockwaves went through the whisky world on January 25, as the Times published the outcome of a blind tasting of five whiskies that they had arranged. The results were stunning: the Taiwanese Kavalan nonchalantly beat three Scotches and an English whisky.
Please note that due to imperfections of the blog search function, all articles are shown that contain ARRAN also within a word (e.g. arrange). Sorry about that.
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