Arran Private Cask 10 Years Old 2004

The low cask reference number 2004/7 identifies this bottling as drawn from one of the earliest casks filled in the 2004 production year at Lochranza. Casks within the early single digit numbering of any production year typically reflect the very first working batch of new make produced after the annual maintenance shutdown, capturing the spirit profile of the distillery returning to active production. This 2004 vintage Oloroso cask was bottled at ten years old in 2015 for an event specific release.

Spirit was distilled at Lochranza in early 2004 and matured ten years in a single Oloroso seasoned cask. Bottled in 2015 at 54.7% without chill filtration and without added colour, with the 340 bottle outturn reflecting the working yield of the cask, likely a butt format given the high bottle count for a ten year cask.

Ten years of Oloroso cask maturation produces meaningful sherry compound integration, with the recorded flavour profile of kippery, chocolate, honey, sherried and vanilla suggesting a particularly complex cask with some unusual savoury notes alongside the typical sherry register. The kippery note in particular is uncommon in Arran maturations and reflects specific cask character variation that single cask presentation preserves.