This producer makes many products including blended whisky, malt whisky, new-make spirit, and liqueur.

The Arran Distillery is a relative newcomer and, having been founded in 1994, is young enough to be considered a newbie but old enough to have produced some mature whisky. I’ll leave the hairy Garioch thoughts for another time, but at this point I lean over and, with trepidation, firmly affix the tin-foil hat to my head. The first sip reveals a harmonious blend of smoothness and depth, as waves of luscious oak caress your taste buds, unveiling layers of complexity.

I took a new bottle of it to a wedding shortly after and not only did it disappear quicker than the groom’s composure, but a few whisky naysayers in attendance were converted (and subsequently bought many bottles! We reserve the right to immediately and without prior notice deactivate, suspend and/or terminate your account if you do not abide by the Terms, if you act unlawful, if you do not act or use the Service in good faith, or if you cause any harm whatsoever to the Service, to other Members, to other persons or to us. A mixture of ex-sherry and bourbon cask malts that were aged for a minimum of a quarter-century, this is a complex expression, giving notes of fruitcake and toasted almonds, baked apricots and wood spice with manuka honey and demerara sugar, with gripping dark chocolate on the finish. After bins and some wanton disregard for poured whisky, I conclude my nosing with a generous sip and I’m consumed with waves of bright, fresh toffee apples and hints of Parma Violets - chalky but floral and sweet.

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