The Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The reason the distillery was built here, says James MacTaggart, the master distiller at Arran Distillery, was because there was a very good water supply. In fact, it was tasted and it was decided that it was probably one of the best water supplies in Scotland for making whisky. Situated on the Isle of Arran, Arran Distillery was founded in 1994 by Harold Currie, the former director at Chivas Distillery, and is one of the last remaining independent distilleries in Scotland. When the distillery was finally completed in 1995 construction was halted for nearly a year when a pair of Golden Eagles built their nest near the distillery it became the first legal distillery on the Isle of Arran in over 150 years. Arran 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky represents the flagship whisky produced at Arran Distillery. The whisky is made from unpeated Scottish barley, which is malted and then fermented using a proprietary strain of yeast. Once the barley has been fermented, the wash is distilled twice first through Arran's copper-pot wash still and then again through Arran's copper-pot spirit still. The stills were custom designed, says MacTaggart, and 'shaped to allow the lighter vapors to come up through the stills. As a result, Arran Single Malt Scotch Whisky has an appreciably softer and more delicate flavor profile. Arran 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a limited edition single malt that is matured in a combination of first-fill sherry butts and second-fill sherry hogshead casks for a minimum of 12 years. Selecting the right cask, knowing when that cask should be opened or left to mature for a little longer or adding a specific cask finish to enhance the flavor are gifts it takes generations to perfect, says MacTaggart. After aging for a dozen years, Arran 12 Year Old was bottled at cask strength. The whisky has an aroma of dark chocolate, coffee beans and baked apples. Notes of sherry, cinnamon, tropical fruits and citrus dominate the palate, and lead to a finish accented by touches of spice and salty tang. Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength earned the Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2013. We have only a handful of these bottles available! Pick one up today!