Technical Notes Isle of Arran Distillers is one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland. Based at Lochranza on the Isle of Arran which is one of the most beautiful and famous in Scotland and lies off the West Coast between Ayrshire and Kintyre. Arran only use traditional methods of distilling with wooden wash backs and copper stills designed to exact specifications. The location offers perfect water for whisky production, cleansed by granite and softened by peat as it comes down from the mountain above. The atmosphere of sea breezes and clear mountain air together with the warm flow of the Gulf Stream matures the Arran Malt to perfection in earth floored warehouses.