Isle of Raasay – Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year Release (70cl, 50.7%)

This is the Distillery of the Year release from Isle of Raasay, a single malt bottled at 50.7% in a 70cl bottle. It marks the distillery being named Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year at the Scottish Whisky Awards. The spirit is unpeated. It was distilled in August 2018 and bottled in August 2023, making it the oldest whisky the distillery has released to date. It matured in ex Four Roses bourbon casks before a second maturation in Quercus humboldtii oak. Tasting notes describe vanilla and butterscotch, with a long finish of crème brûlée.