On Saturday night, the shebeen in Gastown hosted the 2008 Cask Rendezvous with Arran Malt.

Managing director Euan Mitchell came straight from Scotland to guide the attendees through a tasting which included the 10 Arran Year Old Single Malt, the Sassicaia Cask Finish, the Pineau des Charentes Cask Finish, the Moscatel de Setubal Cask Finish and the Arran Ambassador’s Choice Single Cask which is not available in North America.

At the end of the tasting, the organizers held a draw for a bottle of the Robert Burns 250 Year Anniversary Edition. The winner, Fulvio Cecere, was generous enough to share a taste with everyone in the room.

Find out more about The Arran Malt and the tasting, after the jump.

Arran means Norse for high place - it is an island which is mountainous in the North and rolling fields in the South. Arran was historically a stopping post for illicit alcohol smugglers who travelled between Ireland and Scotland.

The 10 Year Old Single Malt

The Sassicaia Cask Finish

The Pineau des Charantes Cask Finish

The Moscatel de Setubal Cask Finish

The Arran Ambassador’s Choice Single Cask

Not at all peaty, crisp, clean and complex - overall, the Arran Malt Scotches get two thumbs up.