Arran Barley, 10 Year Old, Batch 001 - Single Malt Whisky, 70cl

Distillery/Brand: Arran 
Bottler: Arran
Expression: Arran Barley, 10 Year Old, Batch 001 
Spirit: Single Malt Whisky
Region: Island
Volume: 70cl
Alcohol: 50% ABV 
Cask: ex-Sherry and Bourbon Casks
Unpeated 
Non-Chill Filtered
Natural colour
Batch 1 - 18,000 bottles released worldwide.

The island known as ‘Scotland in Miniature’ has 2 sister distilleries, Lochranza in the north which produces the Arran unpeated Single Malt Whisky, and Lagg in the south which produces heavily peated Lagg Single Malt Whisky.

Arran is a 20 by 10 mile island in the Firth of Clyde, nestled between the Ayrshire coast and the Mull of Kintyre. It boasts characteristics of the Highlands, the Lowlands and the Western Isles so is in a unique position to create drams that reflect many regional influences. The landscape of Arran very much shapes the drams: the rugged mountains, the coastal farmlands, the pure Scottish water and the crisp seaside air.

The first spirit ran through the Lochranza Distillery in the afternoon of 29th June 1995. In July 1998, the first cask of Arran Single Malt Whisky was opened - the first legal dram on Arran for over 160 years. The first 10 year old was released in the Spring of 2006 and remains at the centre of the Arran range. In December 2010, the first peated Arran expression was released - Machrie Moor which was the start of journey towards the heavily-peated Lagg Distillery. The southern Lagg Distillery began production in the Spring of 2019 after being closed since 1840. For centuries, illegal Arran drams, known as 'Arran Waters’, were smuggled to the mainland from Lagg.

This limited edition Arran 10 year old Single Malt has been distilled using malted barley grown on the Isle of Arran, at Bellevue Farm by the Currie family, bringing the provenance of their ingredients even closer to home. This dram has been matured in 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels and 2nd Fill Sherry Hogsheads in very similar proportions to the classic Arran 10.

A new small batch of Arran Barley Edition will be released annually with variances depending on the crop type, cask types and volumes available.

Nose: Fresh herbs, aniseed and light citrus with medium sweetness and vanilla.

Palate: Spicy, ginger and biscuity. Oak forward with vanilla, citrus notes and a complex oily viscosity which amplifies the fruit.

Finish: Medium, lingering, dry with citrus and ginger/aniseed.