Raasay

Raasay While We Wait 3rd Release, Ex-Bourbon & Tuscan Red Wine Cask, R&B Distillers, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 7
Average Score
Avg 76
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Description

A lightly peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky from an undisclosed Highland distillery, bottled by R&B Distillers as the 3rd release in their 'While We Wait' series. It was finished in Tuscan red wine casks.

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LatestSGD 59
HighSGD 59
LowSGD 52
SGD 60SGD 57SGD 54SGD 51Price (SGD)Observed dateSep 1Oct 12Sep 1 - SGD 52 - European Whisky Auctions - Sep 1, 2025Oct 12 - SGD 59 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Oct 12, 2025

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 12, 2025SGD 59.47
European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 1, 2025SGD 51.89
Cask type
Ex-Bourbon & Tuscan Red Wine
Bottling
Independent Bottling - R&B Distillers
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Montechiari vineyard
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
3rd Release
PPM
15
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Alasdair Day
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Part of the 'While We Wait' series, this 3rd release is a blend of peated and unpeated spirit finished in Tuscan red wine casks.
Historical context
Released as a 'teaser' before the Raasay Distillery's own spirit matured (distillery opened 2017)
Special release
Teaser release before distillery's own whisky matured
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Warm gravy rings, strawberry jam, blackberries, toffee, milk chocolate with a light peat smoke. Butterscotch, chocolate, oak, and smokiness with water.
Palate
Creamy mouthfeel with stewed berries, rhubarb, custard boiled sweets. Toasted oak, chocolate, ginger, nutmeg, and a dab of smokiness. Instant peat smoke and spice, balanced with dry fruit from Tuscan oak (blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, cherries).
Finish
Long lingering finish.
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