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Isle of Raasay 'Scottish Whisky Distillery of The Year' Special Release

$109.99

SPECIAL RELEASE
DISTILLERY OF THE YEAR

Honouring our success at the Scottish Whisky Awards last year when we were crowned Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year, we are delighted to bring you this limited edition, ‘Distillery of the Year’ release.

Distilled in August 2018, bottled in August 2023, this whisky is the oldest liquid we have released to date.

QUERCUS HUMBOLTII CASK MATURED WHISKY

This whisky is our unpeated spirit matured in ex Four Roses bourbon casks before a second maturation in Quercus humboldtii oak and offers delicious notes of vanilla and butterscotch with a long finish of crème brûlée.

FIRST MATURATION

  • Cask Type: Ex Bourbon and Tennessee Four Roses US Kentucky American Oak ASB 190 Litres
  • Capacity: 190 Litres
  • Oak Variety: American Oak

SECOND MATURATION

  • Cask Type: Virgin Oak Colombian Oak ASB 200 Litres
  • Capacity: 200 Litres
  • Oak Variety: Quercus humboldtii Colombian Oak

INSIDE THIS RELEASE: THE FACTS

  • Release Date: September 2023
  • ABV: 50.7%
  • Presentation: Natural colour, non-chill filtered
  • First Maturation Cask Type: Ex Bourbon and Tennessee Four Roses US Kentucky American Oak ASB 190 Litres
  • Second Maturation Cask Type: Virgin Oak Colombian Oak ASB 200 Litres
  • Spirit Types: Isle of Raasay unpeated spirit
  • Barley Variety: Concerto
  • Yeast Type: MW
  • Water Source: Isle of Raasay Distillery 60 metre well on site – Tobar na Bà Baine
  • Fermentation Time: 3 and 5 day fermentations
  • Spirit Cut Point: 75% to 67%
  • Cask Filling Strength: 63.5% abv
  • Distilled: 16/08/2018 – 21/08/2018
  • Vatting: August 2023
  • Bottling: August 2023
  • Maturation & Bottling: Isle of Raasay Distillery
  • Number of Bottles: 9,500