About The Arran 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Gift Set
"The reason the distillery was built here," says James MacTaggart, the master distiller at Arran Distillery, "was because there was a very good water supply. In fact, it was tasted and it was decided that it was probably one of the best water supplies in Scotland for making whisky."
Arran 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky represents the flagship whisky produced at Arran Distillery. The whisky is made from unpeated Scottish barley, which is malted and then fermented using a proprietary strain of yeast. Once the barley has been fermented, the wash is distilled twice — first through Arran's copper-pot wash still and then again through Arran's copper-pot spirit still. The stills were custom designed, says MacTaggart, and "shaped to allow the lighter vapors to come up through the stills." As a result, Arran Single Malt Scotch Whisky has an appreciably softer and more delicate flavor profile.
Following distillation, Arran 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is matured in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks for a minimum of ten years. "Selecting the right cask, knowing when that cask should be opened or left to mature for a little longer or adding a specific cask finish to enhance the flavor are gifts it takes generations to perfect," says MacTaggart. The bourbon casks contribute notes of cinnamon, oak and citrus to the whisky, and complement the notes of bananas, melons and milk chocolate provided for by the sherry casks. In addition, the Isle of Arran's unique microclimate — the Isle enjoys the warm Gulf Stream and cool, breezy summers — contributes a hint of salty tang to the whisky as it matures.
Once the whisky has matured for 10 years, the whisky is non-chill filtered and brought to proof using water sourced from Loch na Davie. The whisky has an aroma of creamy vanilla, sweet malt and tropical fruits. The aroma fades into notes of kiwi, bananas, coconuts and melons on the palate, which are well-complemented by undertones of cinnamon, cloves, chocolate and honey. The finish is slightly sweet, with hints of maple syrup and caramel.
Arran 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky earned a score of 93 points from Jim Murray's
Whisky Bible. In addition, it earned the Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
This gift set includes a bottle of Arran 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky and two nosing glasses. Pick up the set today!
About Arran
Arran Distillers is a whisky producer from Scotland’s Isle of Arran, which was founded in 1994 by Harold Currie, a former managing director at Chivas, and two associates. A year later, the company’s first distillery opened in the island’s northernmost village of Lochranza, which was selected for the high quality of its water. This marked the return of whisky making to the island, which at various times in the early 1800s had over 50 illicit distilleries making superlative spirit. The island’s only licensed distillery then was in Lagg, operating from 1825 to 1837. The Arran distillery’s Visitor Centre was opened on 9th August 1997 by none other than Her Majesty The Queen, who was presented with two casks for Princes William and Harry on the occasion. These casks are still slumbering peacefully in Warehouse 1. In 1998, the first cask of Arran Single Malt Scotch Whisky was opened after 3 years of maturation by Scottish film star Ewan McGregor. This was the first legal dram on Arran for over 160 years.
About Scotch
Scotch is the most popular whisky in the world and is considered the king of them all! There are five whisky regions in Scotland (six if you count the not officially recognized Islands), and each of them produces spirits with unique properties and distinct tasting notes. (The type of grain used determents the type of the scotch.)
Malt whisky is made of malted barley, and grain whisky uses other grains like corn or wheat. Most of the time, a whisky is blended from different distilleries hence the name blended scotch, but if a malt whisky is produced in a single distillery, we get something extraordinary called a single malt.
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