Arran Distillery (Attn: Limey)

Big Sarge · 12-18-2013, 10:57 AM

Limey,

I heard there is a whisky distillery on Arran. Have you tried it? What are your thoughts?

limey · 12-18-2013, 06:10 PM

Yes.
I visit it at least once a year. We always have a bottle or two in the house. "Island" whiskies tend to have a reputation for being "peaty" and "smoky" but the Arran Malts are closer to "highland" whiskies IMHO - light, slightly fruity (but not sweet like a bourbon).
I urge you to find a distributor in your country of residence and buy yourself a bottle for Christmas.

Big Sarge · 12-19-2013, 10:12 AM

I'll see if I can run some down. Thanks. BTW, Arran has some fascinating history

limey · 12-19-2013, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

I'll see if I can run some down. Thanks. BTW, Arran has some fascinating history

That's why I like it here.
Well, that and the people.
Well, that and the people and the whisky ...

footfootfoot · 12-19-2013, 11:59 AM

I am waiting for the urging to take a road/air/ocean trip to Arran.

I need a sweater, at any rate, and I feel the tug of my ancestors at my heart strings...

Plus, Limey looks remarkably like one of my sisters.

limey · 12-19-2013, 04:50 PM

Come, Footfootfoot! Ages ago I suggested a Cellar GTG on Arran we have a great wee bunkhouse that'd sleep about a dozen comfortably, 23 maximum. Nearest airports are Glasgow and Prestwick International. Come one, come all!

Sent by thought transference

Big Sarge · 12-20-2013, 02:31 AM

Road trip!! I call shotgun.

orthodoc · 12-20-2013, 05:50 PM

I'll arm-wrestle V for shotgun. I need some Arran whiskey and a gansey.

Sundae · 12-21-2013, 02:27 AM

No shotguns please, we're British.

Big Sarge · 12-21-2013, 04:50 AM

maybe we could all move in and live with limey? have our own little commune

orthodoc · 12-21-2013, 08:30 AM

I'd love to meet limey, and all of our British cellar dwellars. What a fantastic trip that would be. One of these days.

Big Sarge · 12-21-2013, 11:42 AM

I've promised myself to make that trip. If the health holds up, maybe 2014 will be the year. How long would it take me to drive there?

Sundae · 12-21-2013, 02:31 PM

Fly direct to an English airport. Cheaper.
I'll hire a car and we'll drive to Scotland. I'm not saying we'll stop off at Gretna Green, but we'll have a jolly.

Bri and I made vague plans. Silly things got in the way. Like money and jobs and the rest.
I won't make that mistake again. If someone else is willing to throw caution to the wind it's hardly like I have a pension fund to be worried about.

Big Sarge · 12-23-2013, 01:09 PM

I meant drive from Mississippi to Scotland. I'm tired of flying

Sundae · 12-23-2013, 01:31 PM

How about I just drive you crazy then?

12-18-2013, 10:57 AM	#1
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Arran Distillery (Attn: Limey) Limey, I heard there is a whisky distillery on Arran. Have you tried it? What are your thoughts? __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

12-18-2013, 06:10 PM	#2
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Yes. I visit it at least once a year. We always have a bottle or two in the house. "Island" whiskies tend to have a reputation for being "peaty" and "smoky" but the Arran Malts are closer to "highland" whiskies IMHO - light, slightly fruity (but not sweet like a bourbon). I urge you to find a distributor in your country of residence and buy yourself a bottle for Christmas. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

12-19-2013, 10:12 AM	#3
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I'll see if I can run some down. Thanks. BTW, Arran has some fascinating history __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

12-19-2013, 11:59 AM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I am waiting for the urging to take a road/air/ocean trip to Arran. I need a sweater, at any rate, and I feel the tug of my ancestors at my heart strings... Plus, Limey looks remarkably like one of my sisters. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-19-2013, 04:50 PM	#6
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Come, Footfootfoot! Ages ago I suggested a Cellar GTG on Arran we have a great wee bunkhouse that'd sleep about a dozen comfortably, 23 maximum. Nearest airports are Glasgow and Prestwick International. Come one, come all! Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

12-20-2013, 02:31 AM	#7
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Road trip!! I call shotgun. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

12-20-2013, 05:50 PM	#8
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I'll arm-wrestle V for shotgun. I need some Arran whiskey and a gansey. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

12-21-2013, 02:27 AM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	No shotguns please, we're British. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-21-2013, 04:50 AM	#10
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	maybe we could all move in and live with limey? have our own little commune __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

12-21-2013, 08:30 AM	#11
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I'd love to meet limey, and all of our British cellar dwellars. What a fantastic trip that would be. One of these days. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

12-21-2013, 11:42 AM	#12
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I've promised myself to make that trip. If the health holds up, maybe 2014 will be the year. How long would it take me to drive there? __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

12-21-2013, 02:31 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Fly direct to an English airport. Cheaper. I'll hire a car and we'll drive to Scotland. I'm not saying we'll stop off at Gretna Green, but we'll have a jolly. Bri and I made vague plans. Silly things got in the way. Like money and jobs and the rest. I won't make that mistake again. If someone else is willing to throw caution to the wind it's hardly like I have a pension fund to be worried about. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-23-2013, 01:09 PM	#14
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I meant drive from Mississippi to Scotland. I'm tired of flying __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

12-23-2013, 01:31 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	How about I just drive you crazy then? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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