Arran

Arran Machrie Moor, Bourbon Cask, 5th Edition, 2014, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 11
Average Score
Avg 76
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Description

Situated in the Firth of Clyde, the island of Arran was once a hotbed of illicit distillation and smuggling. Eventually though the dreaded Excise men got the best of Arran's renegade stillmen, and the island was without a working distillery from 1837. That all changed in 1995 when the Arran distillery at Lochranza started production. Although it is a relative youngster, Arran's investment in quali ... This is the 5th Edition of the Machrie Moor series, named after a windswept and mystical peat bog on the west coast of the Isle of Arran. The legend of the warrior giant Fingal and his dog Bran is associated with this area. This peated expression of Arran Single Malt is bottled at 46% and was released in autumn 2014. It is non-chill filtered and has a peating level of 20ppm.

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LowSGD 60
SGD 82SGD 74SGD 66SGD 58Price (SGD)Observed dateSep 8Sep 14Dec 7Sep 8 - SGD 60 - Whisky Auctioneer - Sep 8, 2025Sep 14 - SGD 80 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 14, 2025Dec 7 - SGD 80 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Dec 7, 2025

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 7, 2025SGD 79.51
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 14, 2025SGD 79.96
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 8, 2025SGD 59.94
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
5th Edition
PPM
20
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
James MacTaggart
Master distiller (distillation)
James MacTaggart
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
12000
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Metal Tube
Series highlights
Machrie Moor 5th Edition
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Grassy and smoky oatmeal, coastal citrus, earthy apple cores, minerally notes, seaweed sheets, pineapple salsa. Vanilla, sour fruit, hint of peat. Brine, coastal peat, salt, malt, tobacco, licorice, campfire, BBQ, grain, hay.
Palate
Spicy and peppery peat smoke with a zesty and biscuity mouthfeel, lime pickle, chilli flake heat, smoked pineapple dusted with vanilla icing sugar. Vanilla, pineapple, peach, light smoke, peat, lemon zest. Brine, biscuits, shortbread, light on flavor, slight pepper, slight lime. Sweetness, oily, citrus, grapefruit juice, roasted crispy bread, dried plums/prunes, peppery burn, smoke.
Finish
Tangy lime, lemongrass scorched over a coastal bonfire, fish cerviche with chilli flake and peppery vanilla. Oak, pineapple, crabapple, peat. Medium/short. Brine, biscuits, salt, malt, pepper, lime. Smokey aftertaste, vibrant peaty smoke, burned sugar. Richness from smoke, savoriness, graininess, tobacco, sugary sweetness.
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