Lagg Corriecravie Edition / 55% / 0.7l
- The tremendous success of Arran single malt encouraged its owners not only to double the capacity of the original distillery but also to build a new one, Lagg Distillery, in the south of the island.
Product description
The huge success of the Arran single malt encouraged the owners not only to double the distillery's production capacity, but also to build a new one, the Lagg Distillery, in the south of the island.
Construction began in February 2017, and the first distillate flowed from the stills in March 2019. Lagg is equipped with one pair of stills and can produce 750,000 liters of distillate per year; it is also where Arran Distillers distills a whisky with a smoky and peaty profile. Lagg Kilmory debuted in spring 2023, according to the company's statement the entry-level version of this single malt, soon joined by Lagg Corriecravie (its name refers to a small coastal settlement located near the village of Lagg). The whisky was aged in bourbon barrels, then finished for about six months in sherry barrels from the José y Miguel Martin bodega.
Nose: sherry and peat smoke, milk chocolate, caramel, honey, raisins, prunes, nut shells and a bit of smoke.
Palate: peat, black cherries, blackberries, plums, salted caramel, roasted nuts, cinnamon, notes of ginger and licorice.
Finish: medium long, with notes of salted caramel, milk chocolate, dark berries, iodine, peat and oak.