Arran Distillery (Attn: Limey)

Big Sarge • Dec 18, 2013 11:57 am

Limey,

I heard there is a whisky distillery on Arran. Have you tried it? What are your thoughts?

limey • Dec 18, 2013 7:10 pm

Yes.
I visit it at least once a year. We always have a bottle or two in the house. "Island" whiskies tend to have a reputation for being "peaty" and "smoky" but the Arran Malts are closer to "highland" whiskies IMHO - light, slightly fruity (but not sweet like a bourbon).
I urge you to find a distributor in your country of residence and buy yourself a bottle for Christmas.

Big Sarge • Dec 19, 2013 11:12 am

I'll see if I can run some down. Thanks. BTW, Arran has some fascinating history

limey • Dec 19, 2013 12:15 pm

Big Sarge;886571 wrote:
I'll see if I can run some down. Thanks. BTW, Arran has some fascinating history

That's why I like it here.
Well, that and the people.
Well, that and the people and the whisky ... ;)

footfootfoot • Dec 19, 2013 12:59 pm

I am waiting for the urging to take a road/air/ocean trip to Arran.

I need a sweater, at any rate, and I feel the tug of my ancestors at my heart strings...

Plus, Limey looks remarkably like one of my sisters.

limey • Dec 19, 2013 5:50 pm

Come, Footfootfoot! Ages ago I suggested a Cellar GTG on Arran we have a great wee bunkhouse that'd sleep about a dozen comfortably, 23 maximum. Nearest airports are Glasgow and Prestwick International. Come one, come all!

Sent by thought transference

Big Sarge • Dec 20, 2013 3:31 am

Road trip!! I call shotgun.

orthodoc • Dec 20, 2013 6:50 pm

I'll arm-wrestle V for shotgun. I need some Arran whiskey and a gansey.

Sundae • Dec 21, 2013 3:27 am

No shotguns please, we're British.

Big Sarge • Dec 21, 2013 5:50 am

maybe we could all move in and live with limey? have our own little commune

orthodoc • Dec 21, 2013 9:30 am

I'd love to meet limey, and all of our British cellar dwellars. What a fantastic trip that would be. One of these days. :)

Big Sarge • Dec 21, 2013 12:42 pm

I've promised myself to make that trip. If the health holds up, maybe 2014 will be the year. How long would it take me to drive there?

Sundae • Dec 21, 2013 3:31 pm

Fly direct to an English airport. Cheaper.
I'll hire a car and we'll drive to Scotland. I'm not saying we'll stop off at Gretna Green, but we'll have a jolly.

Bri and I made vague plans. Silly things got in the way. Like money and jobs and the rest.
I won't make that mistake again. If someone else is willing to throw caution to the wind it's hardly like I have a pension fund to be worried about.

Big Sarge • Dec 23, 2013 2:09 pm

I meant drive from Mississippi to Scotland. I'm tired of flying

Sundae • Dec 23, 2013 2:31 pm

How about I just drive you crazy then?

Griff • Dec 27, 2013 9:56 am

Here is your solution.

Sundae • Dec 27, 2013 10:19 am

Do you think that will get Sarge across the Atlantic?
Call me an old pessimist, but I have some doubts.

BigV • Dec 27, 2013 11:04 am

I ve ridden The Duck here and it's a very fun ride. Recommended.