Arran 27 Year Old 1996 Claxton's Single Sherry Cask #C23090 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl

1 of 197 bottles produced

Arran has been slowly climbing its way to a height of popularity. Known for its tropical spirit and complexity, an older version of this is a dream of a dram.

Excellent value for money in an older whisky!

The Isle of Arran has played host to many distilleries, mostly illicit and the last legal distillery closed in 1835. What is surprising is that it took until 1995 for a still to run again as the Arran distillery at Lochranza came online. Financed mostly by Harold Currie who had retired from Chivas, the team also sought investment from 2000 investors who gave up £450 for a share of future whiskies. Many of whom turned up for the official opening, including a descendent of the last person to be killed on Arran for distilling illegally. Since the initial days, Arran distillery has prospered thanks to an array of cask types and special editions. The whisky, in time, has come of age and growing demand meant an expansion in 2017, with a new pair of stills. Things went even further in 2019 when a second distillery (Lagg) was established at the southern end of Arran.

This is one of only 197 bottles produced for Claxton's Warehouse No.1.

About Claxton's

Claxton’s is a secure Bonded Warehouse facility based in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. With original stone barns and grain stores dating back as far as the 1800s, an extensive restoration project, in partnership with the Dalswinton Estate, has been undertaken at Claxton’s Dalswinton Bond to bring the buildings at Sandbed back into full use. The extra effort proved very much worth it, resulting in traditional dunnage-style warehousing alongside more modern racked facilities, perfect for both long-term and short-term whisky maturation in a beautiful Scottish countryside environment.

Quality-focused and deliberately selected, the casks used at Dalswinton Bond are sourced globally from specialist producers with as much care and attention as the spirit that fills them. Variety and individuality are at the forefront when combining spirit and wood for maturation, and every shape, size, and type of cask is used for a specific reason.

The focus given to this process transfers into each bottling and also reflects the forward-thinking energy and ingenuity of the Dalswinton Estate, making it the perfect location for our casks to mature.

50.4% ABV

70cl