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1st October 2014 |
Arran add a
cask strength edition to this years peaty
Machrie Moor release.
 Arran
whisky fans will be pleased to hear that
this
year the expected autumn release of the
5th edition of the peaty Arran Machrie Moor
will be accompanied by the first edition
of Arran Machrie Moor Cask Strength.
The peaty Machrie Moor Single Malt which
was first launched five years ago has
proved popular with fans of the island
distillery, so much so Arran have
decided to release a cask strength
version of the whisky alongside the
standard annual release of the 46% ABV
expression.
The name of this
whisky which was inspired by the Isle of
Arran legend of a warrior giant who
tethered his dog to a stone in a
mystical peat bog called Machrie Moor
which lies on the west coast of the
island.
This month the fifth edition of Machrie
Moor will be released worldwide,
alongside the first edition of the new
cask strength edition which has been
bottled at 58.4%. Both single malts are
limited edition releases and I expect
the new cask strength expression will be
highly sought after due to it strength
and unique flavour as well as it being a
first edition release.
Both whiskies were hand picked by
Arran's Master Distiller James
MacTaggart who commented, "When we first
created Machrie Moor, we wanted to
create a drink which kept the character
and taste of Arran that our followers
love but included a taste of something
different with the peat flourish.
"We were blown away with the reception
our first edition of Machrie Moor
received which has inspired us to
produce the subsequent editions and now
this fifth expression.
"This year’s edition is particularly
special as we are also introducing a
cask strength version of the single
malt, which we are really excited about
and we are confident it will prove
popular with whisky fans who want to try
a cask strength dram with a difference."
Arran tell me that the Machrie Moor 5th
Edition of The Peated Arran Malt has
hints of vanilla, fresh pineapple and
citrus, with an extra punch of peat
smokiness on the finish.
They say the new cask strength edition
has distinct influence of peat and notes
of fresh pineapple and a caramelised
bourbon cask vanilla finish.
As you would expect from Arran both
bottles are non-chill filtered and
natural colour, no artificial tans here.
Only 12,000 bottles of Machrie Moor 5th
Edition and 6,000 bottles of the Machrie
Moor Cask Strength first edition will be
available when they go on sale on
October 6th.
Both whiskies will be available in
all Arran key markets worldwide
including the UK, France, Germany, USA,
Russia and Japan.
Machrie Moor 5th Edition 46% ABV has
an RRP of £41.99 and Machrie Moor Cask
Strength Edition 58.4% ABV has an RRP
of £49.99. Both of the new whiskies will
be available from
The Whisky Exchange
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