Isle of Raasay Na Sia Single Cask Series Peated Ex-Bordeaux Red Wine Cask 3 yo c. 18/670

 

 

 

61,6°

Distillery : Isle of Raasay - Islands

Ex-Bordeaux Red Wine Cask

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2022

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 48 ppm

 

 

 

The Na Sia Single Cask Series includes three types of maturation, using either unpeated barley or barley peated at 48 ppm. These three types of maturation were used to create the distillery's first Single Malt. Here we have a single cask of Bordeaux wine, in which the whisky was aged for 3 years and nine months, resulting in 273 bottles.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

The peat is interesting, grainy and mineral. It stands out. The influence of the Bordeaux cask is recognisable, both earthy and fruity, with red fruits and heather. Hints of iodine and limestone. Wax and varnish. On the palate, fermented cherries combine with cigar smoke. Intense spices, paprika, pepper and nutmeg. A pinch of saffron. The finish is long and explosive, with a succession of layers. Earth, forest berries, bark and resin, mushrooms. Rocky sand.

In Short, 

I found the marriage between the Bordeaux wine and the island character of this distillery a little less successful. It should have been a more subtle distillate, with less character. That said, it's pleasant to drink, and the finish is really impressive. Once again, the price is high, as the distillery is not yet fully competitive on the market, but that should come.

Score : 86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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