61,9°
Distillery : Isle of Raasay - Islands
1st Fill Chinkapin Oak Cask
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
With their Na Sia recipe, Isle of Raasay has released its first Single Malt, resulting from a sextuple maturation in peated and unpeated Chinkapin, Bordeaux wine and Rye Whiskey casks. The Na Sia Single Casks Series develops the concept by introducing Single Casks aged in one of these six types of cask. Several casks of all types were opened this year, including this one. The number of bottles produced is not known, no more than a few hundred, as the casks are no larger than 170 litres. The age of the juice is certainly 3 years old, although this is not official.
Let's Taste It :
The wood is intense, deep, but without bitterness, as it is very caramelised. Buttered bread, warm, half-melted butter, wood juice. Sap. A hint of vanilla in the background. Nice fullness. On the palate, same profile, wood splinters, butter and spices, transparent fruits, greengages, apples, grated nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, barley sugar. With so much alcohol, the finish is bound to be explosive, but it's also quite long, clove-like, with dry earth and starch, but again without bitterness. Hazelnuts, coarse wheat grains.
In Short,
I'm very surprised. In general, I'm not very fond of this type of cask, where the wood stands out. It's bitter and I don't like bitterness. But they must have toasted the casks a lot, so that the natural sugars in the wood are very caramelised, resulting in something quite sweet, which goes down very well, while still being intense. It's very well done. I'd like to recommend buying it, but it's still a bit expensive.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Southern River Band - Stan Qualen
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