
Arran Quarter Cask The Bothy (700mL)
Arran’s popular quarter-cask finished Single Malt is now a welcome and tasty part of the core range. Harold Currie was a senior director of Chivas. He somehow got it in his head that he could do Whisky better. Harold was also a fan of the Isle of Arran — an island in the middle of the Firth of Clyde which had at one time been home to at least fifty illegal distilleries. So he saved his pennies, took on a few investors, and broke ground on his dream in 1994. But two golden eagles built a nest on site and construction had to be stopped until the chicks were fully fledged. Solid move, right? Today, they produce a tidy range of Single Malt offerings, limited editions, special blends, and a Scottish cream Liqueur. Turns out good old Harold COULD do it better. For years Arran’s "The Bothy" Single Malt has been available only as a series of special limited editions. But it has been so popular that it has been promoted to become part of the core range. Back when the Isle of Arran