Arran (whiskey distillery)
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 Arran distillery |
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| country | Scotland |
| region | Islands |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 41 '58.1 " N , 5 ° 16' 48.6" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | active |
| owner | Isle of Arran Distillers |
| Founded | 1995 |
| founder | Harold J. Currie |
| Water source | Loch na Davie |
| Washstill (s) | 2 × 7,100 l |
| Spiritstill (s) | 2 × 4,300 l |
| Production volume | 1,200,000 l |
| Website | www.arranwhisky.com |
Arran is a whiskey distillery near Lochranza on the Isle of Arran in Scotland , UK .
history
Harold J. Currie, former Seagram General Manager , began building the distillery in 1991. The first whiskey was produced on June 29, 1995, the official opening of the distillery took place in 1997 by the Queen . The whiskey has been available regularly since 2001.
Arran now owns a distillery again after 150 years: From 1825 to 1837 the Lagg Distillery, founded by Matthew Speirs, was located on the island .
production
The water for the distillery, which belongs to the Highlands / Islands region, comes from Loch na Davie. The unpeated malt used comes from Bairds Malt Ltd. from their malt house in Pencaitland . It has a mash tun ( mash do ) from stainless steel , four fermentation tanks ( wash backs ) (15,000 l each), three from Douglas - and one from pine -wood, two wash still (7,100 liters) and two spirit still (depending 4,300 l), which are heated with steam . The new production volume is now 1,200,000 liters per year.
Products
The distillery has a wide variety of bottlings; Especially bottlings from a single cask at cask strength - often in special barrels (e.g. port , sherry , Madeira , calvados , cognac , brandy , rum , champagne , Marsala or red wine ) - are available in abundance. The ten-year-old with 46% vol., Which has been available since October 2005, will gradually replace its predecessor, the Non Chill Filtered , also with 46% vol. And the cold-filtered original bottlings with 40% and 43% vol. Will gradually disappear from the market . Since December 8, 2010, a smoky malt has also been offered, the «Machrie Moor».
Sightseeing
The Arran distillery has a visitor center and can be visited.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Misako Udo: The Scottish Whiskey Distilleries . Black & White Publishing, Edinburgh 2006, ISBN 1-84502-130-4 .
See also
literature
- Charles MacLean (Ed.): Whiskey. World Guide, Regions, Distillers, Malts, Blends, Tasting Notes. Dorling Kindersley, London et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-7566-3349-3 .
- Walter Schobert: The whiskey dictionary. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 2003, ISBN 978-3-596-15868-3
- Ingvar Ronde (Ed.): Malt Whiskey Yearbook 2017 MagDig Media Limited, Shrewsbury. 2016, ISBN 978-0-9576553-3-1
