Arran 23 Years Old 1996

2019 Specially Selected for Arran Ambassador "Shinanoya"

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Arran 23 Years Old 1996

Name: Arran 23 Years Old 1996
SKU: 1530613
Price: 40.29 GBP
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2019 Specially Selected for Arran Ambassador "Shinanoya"

Lot #1530613

END DATE: 17 August 2026

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An exceptional private bottling celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Japanese retailer Shinanoya, this rare Arran single cask showcases spirit distilled during the distillery's formative years. Drawn from Refill Sherry Hogshead #620, the whisky was distilled in 1996—just one year after Lochranza Distillery began production—and matured for 23 years, capturing the character and heritage of one of Scotland's pioneering modern craft distilleries. Selected from an Arran Ambassador Cask, this bottling is particularly significant. Shinanoya became the first Arran Ambassador in Asia and the first outside Europe, making this release a fitting tribute to the long-standing relationship between the renowned Japanese retailer and the Isle of Arran Distillery.

Arran

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.

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