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Isle of Arran

Stills at Lochranza and Kilmory.

Arran makes its whisky at each end of the island, and a visit to either is a fine way to spend an afternoon. At the head of the glen above Lochranza, a white still house with twin pagoda roofs has been distilling since 1995, with water that tumbles down from Loch na Davie. At Kilmory on the south coast, a newer distillery under a sedum roof makes a bold, peated single malt in the old Islay manner. Each has tours, tastings and a café, and the whisky bar at Kilmory looks out to Ailsa Craig. Book tours ahead in summer, and pick a driver before you set off.

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A castle and a dram.

The distilleries with a castle within ten miles: the tour in the morning, the ramparts after lunch.

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Did you know17 hours ago

Lochranza ferments its wash for around 85 hours in washbacks made of Oregon pine.

There are ten of them, each holding 13,000 litres, the last four put in during November 2023.

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New at Lochranza Distillery15 hours ago

Arran Distillery has two new single malts out, including the last of its Signature Series.

Sherry Serenade is a nine-year-old from three kinds of sherry cask, and Barley Batch 002 is a ten-year-old from bourbon barrels.

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From Issue 11 of Hidden Scotland magazineIssue 1113 hours ago

The Best of the Isle of Arran

Our guide to the Isle of Arran, from Goatfell, Glen Rosa and the King's Cave to Brodick and Lochranza castles, its distilleries, beaches and places to eat and stay.

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Did you know11 hours ago

Building work at Lochranza was halted in its first weeks so that a pair of golden eagles could nest.

The birds had settled on a cliff above the site, and two eagles were seen over the distillery on the day it opened in 1995. Their image has been on every bottle of Arran Single Malt since, as in the logo on this end wall.

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Quiz9 hours ago

When the Queen opened Lochranza distillery's visitor centre on Arran in 1997, she was given two casks of whisky. Who were they for?

Distillery of the day7 hours ago

Lochranza Distillery.

Arran's first distillery, founded in 1995 at Lochranza, with tours, tastings, a cafe and a shop, open all year.

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New at Lochranza Distillery3 hours ago

Arran Distillers have released the second Arran Barley single malt, made from barley grown on the island.

Batch 002 is a 10-year-old from Lochranza Distillery, made with barley from Bellevue Farm and matured in first-fill bourbon barrels. It is bottled at 50% and costs £62.99.

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Did you know1 hour ago

Lochranza's four copper stills were made by Forsyth and renewed in 2017.

They are small, the wash stills holding 6,500 litres and the spirit stills 4,500, with long necks built for a high degree of reflux.

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