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Lot number: 092-4634
Winning bid: £120
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 6000 bottles released
Please note wear to label and rusting to carton
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