Isle of Raasay CS tasting notes
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concert_goerRaasay NAS OB 70cl 61.3% ABV
Cask Strength series
2024 Edition
Lightly peated (using Highland peat)
Rye Whiskey, Chinkapin Oak & Bordeaux Red Wine casks
Bottle 3,008 of 8,400 (different number on the stock photo); 1,140 bottles for the US
Bottle code L002183
Color: golden.
Nose: rye bread, canola oil, apricots, smoke, peat, cranberries in sugar, ground black pepper, caraway, rosin, ash, tar, maple syrup, blackcurrants, leather, sprats, blueberries, heather. Powerful and intense. With water: varnished wood, chocolate, figs, and the aroma becomes clearer.
Taste: chocolate, blueberries, smoke, peat, olive oil, vanilla-chocolate ice cream, apricots, pepper, mint, salt, rowanberries, a bit of alcohol sharpness. With water: more chocolate, prunes, more sweetness overall.
Finish: smoke, peat, bread, pears, pepper, salt, rowanberries, chocolate, alcohol sharpness. With water: more sweetness.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a solid malt from the Isle of Raasay, a bit more interesting after adding a few drops of water. By the way, finally got around to ordering a Glencairn pipette. This whisky is slightly better than their standard diluted version. 86/100.
Cask Strength series
2024 Edition
Lightly peated (using Highland peat)
Rye Whiskey, Chinkapin Oak & Bordeaux Red Wine casks
Bottle 3,008 of 8,400 (different number on the stock photo); 1,140 bottles for the US
Bottle code L002183
Color: golden.
Nose: rye bread, canola oil, apricots, smoke, peat, cranberries in sugar, ground black pepper, caraway, rosin, ash, tar, maple syrup, blackcurrants, leather, sprats, blueberries, heather. Powerful and intense. With water: varnished wood, chocolate, figs, and the aroma becomes clearer.
Taste: chocolate, blueberries, smoke, peat, olive oil, vanilla-chocolate ice cream, apricots, pepper, mint, salt, rowanberries, a bit of alcohol sharpness. With water: more chocolate, prunes, more sweetness overall.
Finish: smoke, peat, bread, pears, pepper, salt, rowanberries, chocolate, alcohol sharpness. With water: more sweetness.
Score: 8 ½. Good. +2+1+1.
Conclusion: a solid malt from the Isle of Raasay, a bit more interesting after adding a few drops of water. By the way, finally got around to ordering a Glencairn pipette. This whisky is slightly better than their standard diluted version. 86/100.
