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Robin Russell is actively promoting the sale of Arran whisky from his shop in Ayr.
Robin is the proprietor of Robbie’s Drams, a specialist whisky outlet that he set up 25 years ago. His shop in the old quarter of Sandgate, Ayr has a window entirely given over to whiskies from the Lochranza distillery. He told the Banner: ‘I do regular displays and had promised Arran a window for some time. Every month we do a different distillery and it is Arran’s turn now.
We’re all Ayrshire people together and with it being the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns it seemed appropriate. I’m really proud of the Arran distillery and the special whisky brought out by them for the occasion.
‘I’m a great fan of the island and an ambassador for Arran.’
On Saturday January 24 the company hosted an Arran whisky masterclass at the Loudoun Hall in Ayr. Robin said: ‘Head distiller James McTaggart came over from Arran and talked about his whiskies for one-and-a-half hours. He had six different expressions of Arran whiskies including the 250th anniversary Burns Arran whisky, the new 12-year old malt and wood finishes from Madeira and Bourbon casks. They were very well received.’
Robbie’s Drams has an extensive online shop and sends Arran whiskies all over the world. ‘We stock 16 different Arran lines, ‘ said Robin. ‘When folk come into our shop I tell them to go over to Arran on the Waverley in summer; visit Brodick Castle, the distillery, the heritage museum and the Arran brewery.
The Arran Burns’ 250th anniversary bottling is a 43percent liquor produced for the Robert Burns Foundation. It is described as being vanilla and citrus on the nose with baked apples and heather honey on the palate for light and easy drinking. There is a limited edition of 6,000 bottles with only 1,800 bottles available in the UK. Robin Russell’s shop has the largest range of whiskies in Ayrshire, including the Bowmore White 43-year-old at £2,550 a bottle.
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