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Fiendish Finale To Arran’s Devil’s Punch Bowl Series

Isle of Arran's Devil's Punch Bowl Chapter III: The Fiendish Finale. Image courtesy Isle of Arran Distillers. July 28, 2014 – Isle of Arran is releasing the third and final edition in its Devil’s Punch Bowl series of single malts. The annual releases are named for one of the geographical features of Arran, and this year’s is known as the “Chapter III: The Fiendish Finale.”

In a news release, Master Distiller James MacTaggart described the whisky as a combination of malts matured in Oloroso Sherry butts and French Oak wine barriques. “Personally this is my favourite of the trilogy and it is a fantastic expression of the Arran Malt,” he said. “The whisky is bottled without chill filtration at natural strength (53.4 ABV) and is unpeated making it approachable and enabling lots of flavours to be discovered.”

6,660 bottles will be available worldwide through whisky specialist retailers and Arran’s online shop, with a recommended retail price of £76.99 ($130 USD).

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