Whisky ARRAN - Quarter Cask - The Bothy - 56.20%
The Arran Malt is a Single Malt whisky distillery on the island of Arran on the west coast of Scotland. It makes a variety of whiskies with a range of different age expressions and finishes. The distillery was built in 1995 on the northern part of the island in Lochranza and near Loch na Davie, the Arran's water source. The grist (the ground grain to which boiling water is added to form the mash) was originally bought in, but a mill has now been installed. The Arran Malt is known for its fresh, citrusy character, which may derive from the slow pace at which the stills are run.
The Arran Single Malt selected for this Cask Strength expression was initially matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels for 7 years before being transferred for secondary maturation into smaller Quarter casks also made of the finest American oak for a further 2 years. The process of transferring the whisky into the smaller 125-litre sized casks for its final 2 years of maturation produces far greater contact between the whisky and oak and a faster, more intense maturation.
Unpeated
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