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Arran 1995 Gordon's Cask #96

Arran 1995 Gordon's Cask #96
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Lot number: 119-04747

Winning bid: £260

Arran Gordon's Cask - a unique and previously owned by founder Manager Gordon Mitchell (Arran manager 1995-2007). This was a Japanese exclusive but 60 bottles were kept for the distillery shop.

Situated in the Firth of Clyde, the island of Arran was once a hotbed of illicit distillation and smuggling. Eventually though the dreaded Excise men got the best of Arran's renegade stillmen, and the island was without a working distillery from 1837. That all changed in 1995 when the Arran distillery at Lochranza started production.

Although it is a relative youngster, Arran's investment in quality casks has paid dividends, and its popularity continues to soar like the Golden Eagles that nest nearby. This quick success, combined with high visitor numbers at the Lochranza distillery, have enabled the company to construct another distillery at Lagg, on the south of the island, that will focus on creating peated whisky.

Distilled: 04.10.1995

Bottled: 11.10.10

Age: 15 Years Old

Cask Number: 96

52.9% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 15 / 197

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