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Lot number: 079-0943

Winning bid: £130

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 1997 distillation has been aged for 12 years in 10 Sherry Butts specially selected by the distillery manager, James MacTaggart.

Distilled: 1997

Bottled: 2010

Cask Type: Sherry Butts

46% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: One of only 6 000 bottles released

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