New equipment for Arran's bottles

$New equipment for Arran\'s bottles$

We have been waiting a long time for the brand new "look" from Arran, and it is now on its way to becoming a reality. It's something that takes some getting used to. It's quite groundbreaking, completely different and really exciting. At the same time, the goal is to put a little more focus on the distillery's original name "Lochranza Distillery", now that there are two distilleries on Arran.

The distillery Arran uses two sets of smaller copper kettles. The small potstill produces a light, very clean råsprit with some fruity notes. Production in 2019 was slightly lower at 450,000 liters than the previous year, but this was due to the production of 200,000 liters of smoked whisky at the new sister distillery in Lagg.

After an absence of more than 150 years, legal distilling returned to the island Arran in 1995 when the Isle of Arran distillery distilled the first drops at 14:29 on June 29, 1995. The last legal distillery on Arran closed in 1836. The uncommonly beautiful distillery Arran is located in the village of Lochranza on the north-western tip of Arran and remains the only distillery on the island. The whisky from the distillery is matured on the distillery's own grounds in a unique setting.

The whisky is aged in sherry and bourbon casks. The climate at Arran accelerates maturation and the whisky from Arran is considered the fastest developing whisky in all of Scotland. This is said to be due to the warm Gulf Stream passing through the distillery's warehouses. The water for the distillery comes from Loch na Davie bran, the purest natural spring in all of Scotland.

The whisky from the distillery is bottled without cold treatment and filtration, and no color of any kind is added. It is the raw drops developed by the pure nature of the island Arran. Arran distillery remains one of the few privately owned distilleries in Scotland. It is run by a highly experienced team of three. At the helm is distillery manager, James MacTaggart, who has over 30 years of experience in whisky production. Since 1995, the distillery has been repeatedly recognized as a dynamic force in the Scotch whisky industry. In 2007, Arran was named 'Scottish Distiller of the Year' by Whisky Magazine. In 2005, the distillery won the "The Queens Award for Enterprise", the largest and most important business accolade in the UK.

Facts about:
Arran
Region: Highland
Town: Lochranza
Owner: Isle of Arran Distillers
Founded: 1993, first distillation 1995
Water supply: Loch na Davie
Fermentation: 6 wooden tanks - 15,000 liters
Fermentation time: 60 hours
Number of boilers: 2 wash boilers (6.500 l) and 2 spirit kettles (4,500 l)
Capacity: 1,250,000 liters

Lagg
Region: Highland
City: Lagg
Owner: Isle of Arran Distillers
Founded: 2017, first distillation 2019
Water supply: Loch na Davie
Fermentation: 4 wooden tanks - 20.000 liters
Fermentation time: 75 hours
Number of kettles: 2 wash kettles (10,000 l) and 2 spirit kettles (7,000 l)