The Arran Malt Port Cask Finish

Single Malt
Highland (Island) Scotch Whisky
DESCRIPTION
This Distillery bottling of The Arran Malt Port cask finish is bottled at 50% and is a rich fruity whisky, full of charm, complexity and quality.


After a number of years maturation in traditional oak casks The Arran Single Malt is finished in Port wine casks - sourced from an artisan producer of this iconic fortified wine. Master Distiller James MacTaggart carefully monitored this period of secondary maturation to ensure the perfect balance between The Arran Malt and the Port casks.


No artificial colouring has been added to this whisky ensuring a completely natural and traditional product, the absence of chill-filtration in this product results in a more full bodied and flavoursome malt.


The Isle of Arran Distillery was named Scottish Distiller of the year in 2007, and in 2005 won The Queen's Award for Enterprise - highest business honour in the UK.

OFFICIAL TASTING NOTES
Colour: Deep Bronze

Nose: Vanilla spice & citrus leading into dried fruits and nuttiness.

Palate: Layered fruits and spice with cinnamon baked apple and raisin, opening to reveal barley and a hint of sweet pear.

Finish: A classic single malt with punch that dances on the palate, with the trademark Arran barley sweetness shining through layers of complexity.

ABOUT THE DISTILLERY
Isle of Arran Distillery was the first legal distillery to open on the Isle of Arran for 150 years and is one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland.

The Distillery opened in 1995 in a purpose made building, but uses only traditional methods of distilling with wooden washbacks and copper stills. There is no peat used in the production process, no caramel added for artificial colouring and Arran Single Malts are also non-chill filtered. The water for the whisky comes from Loch na Davie, in the hills overlooking the distillery.

During construction of the distillery, a pair of Golden Eagles built their nest on a nearby cliff, and as they are a protected species, construction of the distillery was temporarily halted. The visitor centre was opened in 1997 by HM the Queen, who was given a cask of whisky for Prince William and Prince Harry. The first Whisky was released in 1998.

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