SMWS code 121 is Isle of Arran, in the Islands region. It is an operating distillery. Any Society bottling numbered 121.x (for example 121.1, 121.42) is a single cask from Isle of Arran.
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At Lochranza, in the mountainous north of Arran, Harold Currie, a former managing director in the Scotch industry, set out in 1995 to bring legal distilling back to an island once thick with it. The Isle of Arran distillery he built has stayed proudly independent ever since. Golden eagles wheel over the stills and the water comes off the hills above. The malt is clean, fruity and approachable, an island whisky without heavy peat. Demand outgrew the site, and in 2019 a second distillery, Lagg, opened in the south to make the peated style, but Lochranza remains the warm, fruity heart of Arran.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading 121.403 means cask 403 from distillery 121. That distillery is Isle of Arran, in Islands. More on Isle of Arran at Wikipedia.
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Sold outSep 2026In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 11 years, Sweet & Zesty.
“The nose was a sweet perfume of lilies in bloom, laid on a hay bale and topped with honeyed pear slices and crushed oats.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outSep 2026In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 9 years.
“A sparkler fizzed in the darkness, illuminating dates, fig rolls and chocolate truffles obscured in the shadow of leather-bound books and heavy walnut cake.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJul 2026In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 10 years.
“Polished leather soaked in coffee and palo cortado opened proceedings on the nose.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJun 2026In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 9 years.
“This one really sung loud and clear from the top of the glass.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outFeb 2026In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 10 years.
“The wonderful neat nose offered up hawthorn, juniper and the fruitiness of jelly beans and candyfloss.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outOct 2025In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 8 years.
“We prepared a classic wedge salad of crisp iceberg lettuce topped with bacon crumbles, red onions, tomatoes and paprika, and dressed with a creamy, sweet and smoky…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outAug 2025In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 9 years.
“This was a really wonderful nose, full of robust aromas of polished leather, pipe tobacco, camphor and precious hardwoods full of resins.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJul 2025In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 9 years.
“Like stepping into bright sunshine, this nose was immediately vivid with rich, crisp, pure, maritime peat smoke.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outApr 2025In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 9 years.
“Initial nosing suggested crushed citrus fruits, sea shells, ripe kiwi, buttered popcorn, baled hay and heather flower.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outFeb 2025In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 8 years.
“The Panel immediately noted such things as bandages, ointments, mouthwash, plasters, mercurochrome and all things hospital!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJan 2025In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 8 years.
“Sesame seeds cascaded from the clouds before our eyes, chasing lemon sherbet candies towards a bouquet of hay and chamomile in a bizarre game of capture the flag.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outNov 2024In short · Isle of Arran (Islands), 8 years.
“A sweet, oak-smoked mackerel pasta with chili and lemon greeted the Panel.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
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Other Islands distilleries: 4 Highland Park, 14 Talisker, 17 Scapa, 31 Isle of Jura, 42 Tobermory, 162 Isle of Raasay, 163 Isle of Harris Distillery, 166 Torabhaig Distillery · all Islands codes
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