Scottish Whisky may be a star liquor world over but it is another tale that there are only a handful of independent distilleries left. Among others, the Isle of Arran Distillers is a new dynamic force in the scotch whisky industry. Operating out of one of Lochranza, Arran- the most beautiful and famous isle in Scotland which lies off the West Coast between Ayrshire and Kintyre, the Isle of Arran Distillers is the first legal distillery registered and built in Arran in the past 150 years.

Earlier in the 19th century, Arran housed over fifty whisky distilleries but most of them operated illegally in order to avoid the taxmen. Even though the malt from Arran is considered to be one of the best malts in the nation, the distilleries preferred to remain illegal and catered to a select few by shipping the malt to the mainland where it was enjoyed by those who regularly “took to the Arran waters”.  There was a time when it was regarded highly, as the best in Scotland with its closest competition coming from  the “Glen of Livet”.

The water for the Arran single malt is taken from the Loch na Davie. Washed by the warm waters of Gulf Stream, the water around Arran enjoys a microclimate which is ideal for the swift maturation of single malt whiskies. The water from the Loch na Davie, high in the hills that overlook the village of Lochranza on the North coast of Arran has been scientifically proved to be the purest in the entire Scottish nation.

Among others, Loch Ranza and Holy Isle Cream Liquor are the top blends that use whisky of Arran.