Arran 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Arran · Lochranza Distillery
Arran's flagship ten-year-old is a masterclass in unpeated island malt done right. Non-chill filtered and naturally colored, it lets the distillery's characterful spirit speak clearly. This is the kind of whisky you hand to someone who thinks single malts need to be heavy or smoky to be interesting — it proves them wrong in every sip.
Nose
Bright and citrus-forward, with orchard fruit and honeyed malt. A gentle vanilla sweetness emerges alongside a thread of green grass and white flowers. Clean and inviting without any heaviness.
Palate
Medium-bodied with excellent clarity. Honey-drizzled oat cakes, fresh peach, and a light spice of clove. The texture is creamy, carrying notes of toasted almond and a hint of coconut from the bourbon cask maturation.
Finish
Medium length, finishing on malt biscuit and a gentle warming spice that fades to clean citrus.
- Region
- Islands
- Cask Type
- Ex-bourbon barrels and sherry hogsheads
- Peat Level (PPM)
- 0
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- First-fill and refill ex-bourbon barrels, with a portion in sherry hogsheads
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Arran Highball — 2 oz Arran 10 Year Old · 4 oz chilled soda water · Expressed lemon peel · Build in a tall glass over ice, stir gently once.
Food Pairing
Smoked salmon with a lemon-dill cream cheese
Distilled at Isle of Arran's Lochranza distillery, the first legal distillery on the island in over 150 years, founded in 1995 by Harold Currie with a mandate to let the spirit, not the marketing, do the talking.
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