Arran Quarter Cask "The Bothy" Whisky

Arran Quarter Cask "The Bothy" Whisky, Single Malt Scotch, 70cl, 56.2% abv

‘Arran’ was the newest and only working distillery on the Isle of Arran (located on the west coast of scotland) for almost 26 years until the renewal of Lagg. Both run by Chivas, Lagg has taken the responsibility of producing the islands smoky whisky whilst Arran, for the first time since its inception, now makes only unpeated spirit. Although there was a history of illicit distilling on the island dating back to before 1837, several downturns in the whisky industry and the difficulties with transporting to an island made re-establishing a distillery hard. Due to the distilleries age, it does not have stores of historic casks, or many older expressions, however it more than makes up for this in its hugely varied cask and strength iterations. Extremely popular for its salty, smooth and fresh style, any bottle of Arran is like a walk on the beach.

Using a combination of ex bourbon barrels and ‘quarter cask’ barrels (a barrel typically 1/3rd to 1/5th of the size of a typical cask) this bottling boasts intensely sweet and heavy vanilla notes, caramel and fruit notes typical of bourbon maturation. To increase the flavour further, it is also bottled at a cask strength of 56.2% to amplify its depth even further.