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Arran

The distillery is situated to the East of the village of Lochranza at the North of the island and takes its water from the Loch na Davie. Founded in 1993, by Chivas Brothers’ retiring managing director, Harold Currie, the distillery is the only one on the Isle of Arran since the most recent legally run distillery, ‘Lagg’, was closed in 1837. Mr Currie stylized the buildings with the intention of giving them a much more traditional, classic appearance. During the early stages of building, work was briefly interrupted when a pair of Golden Eagles, nesting in the crags above the distillery, tended to their young. The eagles can be seen, to this day, from the courtyard at the distillery.

Production began on the 17th August 1995. A year later and a one year old was released, of course not technically a whisky, it was released as ‘Arran 1 Year Old Spirit’, and showed great promise for a spirit still in its proverbial adolescence. The core expressions include a ten year old, officially released in 2006, and a cask-strength, the ominously named ‘100 Proof’. Yearly single cask special editions are released, finished in either sherry or bourbon butts. Some interesting finishes have also been released, including a Bordeaux, a port and a Calvados.

2010 saw the release of a 15th anniversary bottling, released on the distillery open day on 3 July. Autumn 2010 also saw the release of the first official 14 year old to be released by the distillery. The first peated Arran single malt, Machrie Moor, has been available since December 2010.

In 2017, business growth saw two more stills added to the Lochranza site. In the same year, a special bottling was released to celebrate distillery manager James MacTaggart’s 10th anniversary with the distillery. The current managing director is Euan Mitchell, who formerly worked at Springbank distillery.

Plans for the company to build a second distillery in Lagg at the south end of the island were approved in August 2016. Construction began in February 2017, and production officially began in April 2019, with the first cask filled on 10 April. Peated production will be completely moved to Lagg, and when this happens it will be the first time since 2004 that there will be no peated spirit distilled at Arran. The distillery is one of the most visited in Scotland, and with the new site, footfall is expected to increase from 100,000 to 200,000 visitors.

Arran The Bothy Quarter Cask

70cl, 56.2%

Arran's The Bothy single malt has joined the Island distillery's permanent range! Matured initially in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, this expression is finished for two years in quarter casks, which…  More info

Arran The Bothy Quarter Cask
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Arran 18 Year Old Founder's Reserve

70cl, 43%

Here we have the 18 year old Founder's Reserve from Arran. A super rare and collectible bottling, as Founder's Reserve releases were initially only made available to the bond holders that founded the…  More info

Arran 18 Year Old Founder's Reserve

Arran White Stag Sixth Release

70cl, 53.8%

There were only 995 bottles of the sixth release of Arran's exceptional White Stag series and there's a heck of a lot less of it left now. This is a rare beauty from an underrated distillery.…  More info

Arran White Stag Sixth Release

Arran 25 Year Old

70cl, 46%

25 year old single malt from the Arran Distillery, located on the island which shares its name. Launched in 2020, the 25th year of Arran's production, this expression was aged in a combination of 35%…  More info

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Arran Machrie Moor 10 Year Old

70cl, 46%

A ten year old edition of Arran's Machrie Moor, which introduces a smoky edge to the distillery's excellent single malt. The peaty elements pair wonderfully with the vibrant, fruity, softly grassy…  More info

Arran Machrie Moor 10 Year Old

Arran 8 Year Old 2013 (cask GD-ARRAN-13) - Single Cask Series (GreatDrams)

50cl, 48.2%

Independently-bottled single malt from Arran Distillery, found on the Scottish island of the same name! Distilled in July 2013, it rested in a single bourbon hogshead for eight years, before it was…  More info

Arran 8 Year Old 2013 (cask GD-ARRAN-13) - Single Cask Series (GreatDrams)

Arran 18 Year Old

70cl, 46%

Behold, the wonderful Arran 18 Year Old single malt! This expression has has been aged just shy of two decades in sherry casks, so among those delicious fresh fruity notes, there's some richer,…  More info

Arran 18 Year Old
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Arran 1998 Westie - Icons of Arran

70cl, 46%

Released as part of Arran's Icons of Arran range (commemorating the symbols of Island life), this 1998 vintage features a picture of Ruaraidh, Arran's beloved Westie. It was made using twenty two…  More info

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Arran White Stag 9 Year Old (Fifth Release)

70cl, 57.1%

The fifth release in Arran Distillery's White Stag series, this nine-year-old was drawn from four sherry hogsheads chosen in 2019 by the White Stag tasting panel. Just 915 bottles were released at…  More info

Arran White Stag 9 Year Old (Fifth Release)

Arran 20 Year Old - Explorers Series Volume 1 - Brodick Bay

70cl, 49.8%

The first release in Arran's Explorers Series, launched in mid-2018! These releases celebrate the wonderful scenery that folks on the Isle of Arran are lucky enough to enjoy. This first release shows…  More info

Arran 20 Year Old - Explorers Series Volume 1 - Brodick Bay

Arran Machrie Moor Peated - Batch 8

70cl, 46%

Arran's Machrie Moor releases are named after a mystical peat bog on the west coast of the eponymous island. Not mystical in the sense that unicorns and dragons fly out of it on a regular basis (as…  More info

Arran Machrie Moor Peated - Batch 8

Arran 8 Year Old 2013 – Sweetdram

70cl, 59.9%

A sherried single malt from the Arran Distillery, which has been independently bottled by Sweetdram. Back in 2013, this whisky was distilled and filled into a first-fill sherry hogshead, and that's…  More info

Arran 8 Year Old 2013 – Sweetdram

Arran Machrie Moor

70cl, 46%

The limited edition batches of Arran's peated Machrie Moor single malt have proved very popular indeed. So popular, in fact, that the distillery on the eponymous island has made the decision to add…  More info

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£49.98
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Arran 15 Year Old Rare Batch – French Oak Bordeaux

70cl, 52.8%

The Arran Distillery launched its Rare Batch series in the second half of 2021, and it did so with a pair of excellent single malt Scotch whiskies, including this one right here. It's a 15 year old…  More info

Arran 15 Year Old Rare Batch – French Oak Bordeaux

Arran 15 Year Old Rare Batch – French Oak Argonne

70cl, 53.5%

One of two expressions that launched Arran's Rare Batch series is the latter half of 2021, both of which show off the brilliance of French oak. This particular expression was matured in casks sourced…  More info

Arran 15 Year Old Rare Batch – French Oak Argonne

Arran 21 Year Old

70cl, 46%

This well-aged single malt from Arran makes up part of the distillery's core range, bottled at a hearty 21 years old. It's matured for over two decades exclusively in sherry butts, before it's…  More info

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Arran 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 2221) (Adelphi)

70cl, 58.6%

Back with more brilliance, indie bottler Adelphi selected a splendid single cask from the Arran Distillery for this release. Distilled in 2012, this single malt spent the next nine years maturing in…  More info

Arran 9 Year Old 2012 (cask 2221) (Adelphi)

Arran 23 Year Old - Explorers Series Volume 4 - Drumadoon Point

70cl, 49.5%

23 year old single malt from the Arran Distillery, released as part of its Explorers Series. The range celebrates the beautiful scenery across the island, with this one showing off the breathtaking…  More info

Arran 23 Year Old - Explorers Series Volume 4 - Drumadoon Point

Arran 25 Year Old 1996 (cask 1996/905) – Single Cask

70cl, 50.2%

This right here is a particularly impressive bottling from the Arran Distillery on the island which shares its name. It's a 25 year old single cask expression, distilled back in 1996 and left to…  More info

Arran 25 Year Old 1996 (cask 1996/905) – Single Cask

Arran Smugglers' Series Volume Two - The High Seas

70cl, 55.4%

The second bottling in the Smugglers' Series from the Arran distillery. This one has been matured in a combination of rum casks and first-fill bourbon barrels, with a release of 8,700 bottles.…  More info

Arran Smugglers' Series Volume Two - The High Seas

Arran Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Finish (outturn: 317)

70cl, 56.9%

Bottled in November 2005, this Isle of Arran cask strength release spent time in a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo cask and was limited to just 317 bottles.  More info

Arran Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Finish (outturn: 317)

Arran James MacTaggart 10th Anniversary Edition

70cl, 54.2%

James MacTaggart has been Master Distiller at Arran for 10 years - what better excuse to release a limited edition whisky?! This expression was created using whisky matured in first-fill bourbon…  More info

Arran James MacTaggart 10th Anniversary Edition

Arran Malt & Music Festival 2022 - Harmony Edition

70cl, 55.6%

The fifth edition in Arran Distillery's Distilled Harmony Edition series, this was matured in a trio of cask types: bourbon barrels, sherry hogsheads, and sherry butts. It was released to celebrate…  More info

Arran Malt & Music Festival 2022 - Harmony Edition

Arran 25 Year Old 1995 (cask 251)

70cl, 52.4%

A very impressive (and historical!) Arran single malt here, distilled and filled into a single cask the very first year of its operation! It then spent the next 25 years in a single re-coopered…  More info

Arran 25 Year Old 1995 (cask 251)

Arran 12 Year Old 2009 - The Festival Single Cask

70cl, 55.5%

Only 305 bottles were produced of this Arran single cask single malt from Lochranza distillery. The whisky was distilled in 2009 and matured in a single sherry hogshead until it was bottled in 2022…  More info

Arran 12 Year Old 2009 - The Festival Single Cask

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