Arran The Devil’s Punchbowl III The Fiendish Finale, 53.4%, $130
John Grant of Glenfarclas distillery once told me that in his opinion no really top-quality single Maltwhisky had been produced in any Scottish distillery built since the Victorian era. Scanning the list of 20 th century distilleries, he maj have a point, but if one gives the lie to Grant’s premise, then it is surely Isle of Arran . 
Established in 1993, Arran has matured as a whisky-making operation as the years have passed, from the slightly panicky, scattergun approach of many cask finishes to the calm, assured, and...
