Raasay

Raasay While We Wait First Release, Bourbon & Tuscan Red Wine Cask, 2015, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 13
Average Score
Avg 76
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Description

R&B Distillers received planning permission for the first legal distillery on the isle of Raasay in early 2016. This whisky, 'While We Wait,' is billed as a teaser of things to come, a lightly peated spirit distilled at an undisclosed distillery, finished in Tuscan red wine casks. It is a blend of peated and unpeated single malt whisky.

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Cask type
Bourbon & Tuscan Red Wine
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Montechiari vineyard, Tuscany
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
15
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
4300
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
While We Wait Series - First Release
Historical context
Released prior to the opening of the Isle of Raasay Distillery and maturation of its own spirit.
Special release
Pre-distillery release to showcase future style
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Youthful, fruity rosé notes with strawberry, light oily smoke, spicy black pepper, red berries, lemon, grassy notes, pear, tangerine, melon, honey, mixed berries, grapes, currants, lemongrass, wet sand, salty air.
Palate
Soft, slightly oily, peat, savoury, oak dryness, strawberries, blackcurrant, dry peatiness, red wine notes, orange zest, buttery, creamy mouthfeel, salinity, sea spray, sweet grapes, dried plums, light delicate peat, spicy, red fruit, strawberry, vanilla, gooseberries, toasted cereal, pepper, anise, musty oak, ground coffee, ashy char.
Finish
Peppery with oiliness, fruit subsides, slightly damp bonfire note, oaky and buttery, lingering smoke spice and sea breeze, relatively short, vegetal earthiness, straw, malt, nutty toffee, dried fruit, lingering peaty burnt oak.
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