Arran 5 Years Old 2017 Cask #2105 (A.D. Rattray)

A.D. Rattray Individual Cask Releases for Arran show a consistent pattern of young cask selection, with the 2016 and 2017 vintages both bottled at five years old under the same series template. The young single cask format provides a working outlet for casks showing standout character at an earlier maturation point than the typical indie target range. Cask 2105 falls within the 2017 vintage stock that A.D. Rattray selected for bottling under this programme.

Spirit was distilled at Lochranza in 2017 and matured five years in a single cask before bottling. The cask wood follows the Individual Cask Release template of refill or first fill Bourbon hogsheads, with the specific cask selected for distinctive character at the young maturation point. Bottled at cask strength without chill filtration and without added colour.

Five years of Bourbon cask maturation produces a young profile where the Arran spirit signature dominates and the cask sits as a supporting layer. The 2017 vintage falls within the period when Lochranza production had stabilised under the long established house template, producing consistent new make character across the production year. Full cask strength bottling preserves the full lipid fraction and the natural ABV of the cask at the time of bottling.