Arran 1996 20 Year Old North Star
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Lot number: 082-1090
Winning bid: £115
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 Arran has been bottle by North Star; an independent bottler of fine whiskies, gins, rums and bourbons. The Glasgow based company produces only small batch releases without chill filtration and at a healthy cask strength.
Distilled: August 1996
Bottled: October 2016
Age: 20 years old
Cask Type: Bourbon Hogshead / Madeira Hogshead Finish
51.9% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 234 bottles released
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