Arran Distillery

Arran Signature Series 2 Barrel Bonfire

ABV: 50% 70 cL

The Signature Series is the four-part limited-edition series.  It is a selection of Arran Single Malts which showcases the diversity of the spirit and embodies the values which are important to distillery. It features four unique bottlings specially chosen by Lochranza Distillery Manager Stewart Bowman and given his seal of approval. 

With this bottling, you can learn about the more heavily peated side of Arran matured in a Bourbon Barrel. The peated level of this bottling sits at 42ppm. The Quarter Casks used in this bottling were sourced from a small distillery in Chicago – Koval - who use these custom built 115 litre casks to mature their Bourbon before they arrive at Lochranza.

The whisky in this bottling was originally filled into Bourbon Barrels in 2012. It was matured for nearly 5 and a half years, before being transferred into the Koval Quarter Casks in September 2018, where it spent the remaining 5 and a half years of its maturation time. We filled only a small number of these Quarter Casks and have not filled any more since. Bottled at non-chill filtration and without artificial colour.

Nose

Hazelnuts coated in caramel. Orange zest and abundant vanilla. Rich dry smoke.

Palate

Rich and smooth. Mouth-watering, oily and complex. Spicy, cinnamon notes mingle with citrus.

Finish

Long rich and sweet. Plenty of vanilla and peat with dry bonfire smoke.

£84.00

Tax included.

PRODUCT INFO

Region Islands
Distillery Arran
Cask type Koval quarter cask finish
Whisky type Single malt

The history of distillation on the Isle of Arran is long and rich. Once home distilling became illegal, the islanders went underground and kept supplying the rising demand for the water of life. The Arran distillery in Lochranza, opened in 1995 and is the first legal one since its predecessor, located in Lagg, closed its doors in 1837. Unlike many distilleries on the West Coast and the islands, Arran's whisky does not use peat. Their malt is soft and smooth, with citrus and cereal notes.