Isle of Raasay Na Sia Single Cask Series Unpeated Rye Cask 5 yo c. 19/268

 

 

 

61,8°

Distillery : Isle of Raasay - Islands 

American Rye Whiskey Cask 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

The plan for the Na Sia Single Cask Series is to release a Batch every two years, when the distillate is 3, 5, 7, 9 and finally 11 years old. So here we have the 2nd Batch in the series, which, like its predecessor, comes in six versions: Bordeaux cask, Chinkapin oak cask, American Rye cask, peated and unpeated. Here we have a sample of cask 19/268, an unpeated American Rye cask. For each version, around 5 casks are emptied. Each cask produces around 150 to 250 bottles.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

It's mellow, with hints of brioche, sponge cake, a few white fruits coated in honey, raisins and plums, but there's also a whiff of rustic cereal, varnished wood and freshly baked farmhouse bread. Touches of pepper and vanilla. On the palate, royal jelly, gingerbread, black bread galettes, woody spices, pan-fried caramel, cinnamon. Powerful finish, with notes of charcoal, terracotta, cocoa paste, coffee, toffee and ginger. The wood becomes rougher.

 

In Short, 

That's very interesting. I've always enjoyed Rye, here the cereals are intense, but very softened by tones of honey and white fruit. It's very pleasant to drink. The nose is sufficiently complex and the finish quite powerful. On the other hand, the price is a little too high.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Danit - Cuatro Vientos