FWL Whisky Selection: Last Minute Fathers Day Gifts & Award Winning Whisky From isle of Arran Distillery – Scotch Whisky News
June 16th, 2012
Have you gotten Dad a Fathers Day present yet?
What’s that you say…“No”?
Well, we have two great gift ideas for him, both guaranteed to be delivered to him in time for Fathers Day!
Idea One: A ForWhiskeyLovers Gift Certificate…Dad gets to choose exactly what he wants from over 250 whiskies, and you look good. That’s a Win-Win, if you ask me.
Idea Two: A Scout membership in our Whisky Explorers Club:
The Scout membership, designed with the “blind tasting” bar game in mind, introduces members to a variety of great whiskies, free of any preconceived notion of a “brand”, price or age as an indicators of quality, or a prior experience with a type of whisky.Club memberships start at $75 for a sample flight of five whiskies, or you can send him 20 whiskies over the course of a year, for $159.95.
Whichever you choose, the email announcing your Dad’s gift will be delivered it to his email box late Saturday night, where it will be waiting Father’s Day morning when he wakes up. Guaranteed!
Now…with Dad taken care of nicely, lets take care of you…which brings me to this weeks Whiskey Wednesday featured Whiskey: Isle of Arran 14YO Single Malt Whisky.
Isle of Arran Distillers, one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland, is located in Lochranza on the Isle of Arran…off the West Coast of Scotland.
The distillery opened in 1995 following a survey by the Glasgow University Geology Department, commission by the distilleries owner, to determine the ideal location for a new whisky distillery. The survey advised him to open his new Distillery on Arran because they had found the purest water supply in all of Scotland at Loch na Davie, high in the hills that overlook the village of Lochranza. The Isle of Arran is also washed by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and enjoys a microclimate ideal for the speedy maturation of single malt whiskies.
Since it was established, The Isle of Arran Distillery has won a number of awards including Scottish Distiller of the Year (2007) and Scottish Drinks Producer of the Year (2007).
Released in 2010, Arran 14 YO Single Malt is finished in fresh bourbon and sherry hogsheads for 2 years before it was bottled, and is the oldest regular release to be bottled by the distillery. The result is a sweet, fruity whisky with wonderfully strong malt undertones!
In 2011 Arran 10 YO was named ‘Best Island (non Islay) Single Malt Whisky, 13-20 Years’ by Whisky Magazine, and it just won a Double Gold Medal at the 2012 World Spirits Competition in San Francisco.
And its really hard to find.
But lucky for us, our man Nicky “The Neck” (who grew up on a “long” island), is frequent visitor to islands everywhere, and so on his last visit to the Isle of Arran he secures more than our fair share.
And I am thrilled to be able to offer you the opportunity to acquire a bottle of Arran 14YO Single Malt Whisky for $78.50/ bottle.
This is a limited production whiskey, so make haste if you’re interested…because once it’s gone…it’s gone.
Until next week…have fun!
Doug StoneFounderForWhiskeyLovers.com
Doug StoneFounderForWhiskeyLovers.com
PS: Coming to your email box tomorrow: Extremely exciting news about our parent company: For-Lovers…so STAY TUNED!
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_______________________________________________ ARRAN 14YO SINGLE MALT – DISTILLERS TASTING NOTES Colour: Sunset Copper Nose: Dried fruits, vanilla and toffee up front. With a little water a salty tang appears, with caramelised fruits inidicating a depth of flavour. Palate: An initial burst of brine leads onto warming toffee appleas and hazlenuts. This is followed by dates, chocolate orange and spiced tea cake. The mouthfeel is overwhelmingly rich and weighty. Finish: a A trademark Arran finish with cinnamon spices leading back to where the experience began, with a classic island-style salty wave balancing the sweet-fruit of the palate. |
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