Arran Single Malt

Infobox Scottish Distillery
Name = Arran Distillery
Type = Island


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Location = Lochranza, Isle of Arran
Owner = Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd
Founded = 1995
Status = Operational
Source = Loch na Davie
Stills = 1 x wash still and 1 x spirit still
Capacity = 750,000 Litres litres/per annum
Brand 1 = Arran
Type 1 = Single malt
Age 1 = 10 Years
Cask 1 = American White Oak, Ex-Bourbon Casks (Main)
ABV 1 = 46%
Brand 2 = Loch Ranza Blended Scotch Whisky
Type 2 = Blended Scotch
Age 2 =
Cask 2 =
ABV 2 =

Arran Single Malt is a Single Malt Scotch whisky distilled by the Arran Distillery, Lochranza, Scotland, the only distillery on the Isle of Arran. Arran Distillery was founded in 1995 and is the first legal distillery built on the Isle of Arran in over 150 years. The water for the malt is from Loch na Davie.

The distillery of the Isle of Arran was founded by Harold Currie, former director of Chivas. The spirit produced in the distillery has officially been called "whisky" since the summer of 1998. To celebrate this event, a limited bottling has been released, to restore an ancient tradition. There used to be about fifty distilleries on the island, but most of them were "moonlight" or illegal distilleries.

Until recently a proportion of the casks were stored in the warehouses of Springbank, due to a lack of room in the distillery, and the legal impossibility of extending the current warehouses at the Arran distillery. However, the distillery now has a revolutionary storage warehouse, on site, that allows easier access to barrels.

The whisky of Arran is used in lots of blends, among others Loch Ranza and Holy Isle Cream Liquor.

ee also

* Whisky
* Scotch whisky
* List of whisky brands
* List of distilleries in Scotland

External links

* [http://www.arranwhisky.com www.arranwhisky.com] Official Webpage
* [http://www.whisky-online.net/ Single malt whisky site; distillery info, bottle shots and nosing and tasting notes.]