Isle of Raasay ‘Single Cask Chinkapin Oak – NZ Exclusive’ 61.3%
$184.00
This exclusive single cask release from the Isle of Raasay Distillery has been handpicked for the New Zealand market. Created from unpeated spirit and aged in a first-fill Chinkapin oak cask, selected by the Raasay team. This expression is non-chill filtered, bottled at natural strength and colour.
Freshly charred and toasted, these custom made Chinkapin, or Quercus Muehlenbergii, American White Oak casks are a type of Oak native to Central and Eastern North America. The fresh charring of the cask brings a rich color and flavor early on in the maturation process and the high toast caramelizes the natural sugars in the wood. Expect sweet toffee and butterscotch on the nose; with vibrant dark fruit flavors and deep, rich colors at a young age.
Flavour Profile
Toffee, Scottish tablet sweet ginger, heather honey dark fruits, red currants, malted granary bread
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Description
The Isle of Raasay (Old Norse for roe deer island) lies off the west coast of Scotland in the Inner Hebrides, a short 25 minute ferry journey from Sconser on the Isle of Skye. This corner of the world is known for its breathtaking natural beauty, exaggerated landscapes, impressive geology, and one of Scotland’s most incredibly diverse ecosystems.
Rooted in centuries of illicit distilling, the Hebridean Isle of Raasay provides the ingredients for the perfect dram. Illicit distilling is said to have taken place here as recently as 1850, with archaeological evidence of a collapsed still on the island.
In 2017, more than 150 years later, whisky distilling returned to Raasay. This time legally.
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