Arran 21 Year Old Kildonnan & Pladda Island The Explorers Series Volume Three

Part of The Explorers Series from Arran, this is the third edition named ‘Kildonnan & Pladda Island’, released in 2020. The Arran Explorers Series is a collection of Limited Edition expressions of The Arran Single Malt. Each edition celebrates the outstanding scenic beauty and diversity of nature on The Isle of Arran.
This 21 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky has been matured in sherry butts and puncheons before being finished in ruby port casks from Portugal.
Only 9,000 bottles released.

    Nose:    Sweet and exceptionally smooth and mild, with raspberries, cherries, red grapes and some blood orange.

    Taste:    Cinnamon bitterness, combined with a lot of red and dark fruits, dry but also sweet liqueurs, with spices, cocoa and some wood.

    Finish:    Medium-short, with milk chocolate, nuts and dried dark fruit.

The Isle of Arran was at various times home to more than 50 illicit distilleries, with the only licenced whisky-making facility at Lagg operating from 1825 to 1837. Whisky production returned to the island during the 1990s, with Isle of Arran Distillers being established in 1995 by former Chivas Brothers managing director, Harold Currie, and two associates.
Great malt whisky is a distillation of the place it’s made. The local water, microclimate and air quality all influence the spirit as it’s distilled and matured. Isle of Arran whisky couldn’t come from anywhere else but this wee rock, of twenty miles by ten.