Arran The Exciseman Smugglers’ Series Volume 3 Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Description

Whiskey: Arran The Exciseman Smugglers’ Series Volume 3 Single Malt Scotch

The third limited edition release in the Smugglers’ Series from the Arran distillery, this single malt is limited to just 8,700 bottles worldwide. This final volume in the series has been matured in both ex-Bourbon quarter casks and ex-Madeira casks, in tribute to those used by the illicit distillers of the day.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 113.6 (56.8% ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Arran Distillery

The third and final release in the series, The Exciseman brings together whiskies matured in bourbon quarter casks and Madeira casks. (The latter being a nod to casks used by illicit distillers on Arran, who acquired them from Madeira smugglers.) Rather than a celebration of the feared exciseman, this Arran single malt “pays tribute to the exuberant character of those striving to outwit the Government’s representatives”!

Arran The Exciseman Smugglers’ Series Volume 3 Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes

Nose: Rich honey, apples, vanilla, spice and toasted oak.

Palate: Mouth-coating apple and vanilla, growing in sweetness.

Finish: Long and luxurious with notes of apple and citrus.

Distillery Information

Situated on the Isle of Arran, Arran Distillery was founded in 1994 by Harold Currie, the former director at Chivas Distillery, and is one of the last remaining independent distilleries in Scotland. When the distillery was finally completed in 1995 — construction was halted for nearly a year when a pair of Golden Eagles built their nest near the distillery — it became the first legal distillery on the Isle of Arran in over 150 years.