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10th May 2019 |
Arran Water,
a new book which explores he Isle of
Arran's whisky history.
 Arran
Water is a pioneering new book which
documents the Isle of Arran’s strong
affinity with whisky production. The
book has just been released in
celebration of the new Lagg Distillery
opening this Summer.
‘Arran Water: An Island Whisky History’
is the first book to chronicle the Isle
of Arran’s unique place in the story of
the nation’s favourite spirit and shows
how the island has been a historical
focal point for whisky production, both
legal and illicit.
Whilst Islay, Campbeltown and the
Highlands are so often considered hubs
of Scotch whisky production, this book
documents the people and places of Arran
that have contributed to a strong, but
long forgotten, tradition of whisky
activities.
The title, ‘Arran Water’, comes from the
term for whisky that was distilled
illicitly on the island, which was known
for its quality throughout Scotland
during the heydays of smuggling.
The book has been written by expert
whisky historian Gregor Adamson, who is
a native of the Isle of Arran, and the
foreword comes from world-renowned
whisky connoisseur and historian Charles
MacLean.
It includes unpublished records and
first-hand research of the evolution of
whisky distillation and unearths the
secrets of hidden bothies in Arran’s
hills and glens, including the extremely
rare discovery of an illicit still bothy.
The bothy, now known as the ‘Smuraig Sma’
Still’, was found by a forestry worker
near the site of the new Lagg Distillery
and reaffirms evidence that the island
was a hotbed of illicit production.
There’s also a focus on the more recent
licensed production on the island,
noting that the first legal distillery
for 160 years was the Isle of Arran’s
Lochranza site, which opened in 1995.
The launch of the ground-breaking book
coincides with the latest chapter in the
whisky history of the island, the
opening of the new Lagg Distillery,
which is set to take place this Summer.
Author, Gregor Adamson, said: "The
establishment of the new Lagg Distillery
firmly brings production back to the
traditional heartland of whisky-making
on the island.
"Hopefully, the development of the new
distillery alongside the publication of
the book will result in Arran’s
fascinating distilling heritage finally
getting the recognition that it
deserves."
Distillation is now underway at the site
in the South of the island and is
expected to increase total visitor
numbers at both of the Isle of Arran
Distillers’ sites to over 200,000 by
2020.
The spirit is expected to mature into a
rich, earthy, smoky, Lagg Single Malt
which will be very different in
character to what is currently produced
at the original distillery in Lochranza.
You will find Arran Whisky
available from
Amazon (Kindle £3.99,
Paperback £9.99, Hardback £14.99) and whisky lovers can be part of the future
of Arran’s whisky story by purchasing
one of the first casks to be filled at
Lagg distillery, and becoming members of
the Lagg Cask Society. For more
information, visit www.laggwhisky.com
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