Single Malt Scotch Whisky Peated Ex-Rye Single Cask 18/627

• Single cask, single malt Scotch whisky produced by Isle of Rassay [RAAH•see] Distillery in Raasay, Scotland
• Produced from Concerto barley peated to 48 ppm
• Double distilled in Frilli copper pot stills
• Non-age statement; matured entirely in a first-fill Woodford Reserve Rye whiskey cask
• Ripe mango, grated cinnamon, hay, and salted caramel on the nose precede a piquant palate with more mango, dried apricot, clotted cream, and toasted fennel with toasted Tellicherry black peppercorn, lemon, and crème brûlée on the finish
• 239 bottles produced
• Non-chill filtered; bottled without added coloring at a cask strength of 61.5% ABV

This single cask release from Isle of Raasay’s Na Sia (Gaelic for “The Six” and pronounced “neh shee-ah”) series offers a deep dive into one of the six styles of single malt produced by the distillery. Rye whiskey casks from Kentucky’s Woodford Reserve Distillery impart flavors evocative of history’s original rye whiskeys with strong, peppery spice amidst a sea of fruit and faint vanilla.

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