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12th February 2025 |
Isle of
Raasay Distillery has unveiled the third
edition of its Isle of Raasay Cask
Strength Scotch single malt whisky.
 Isle of Raasay Distillery has unveiled
the third edition of its Isle of Raasay
Cask Strength Scotch single malt whisky.
Following two consecutive sell-out
releases, this latest expression
highlights the island’s signature Na Sia
six-cask maturation process, which they
say delivers a lightly peated profile
with deep, dark fruit flavours—all at a
bold 61.6% ABV, with no dilution for
maximum intensity.
This limited-edition release follows the
same distinctive six-cask recipe as The
Draam but is bottled at its natural cask
strength. Na Sia, meaning "The Six" in
Gaelic, represents Raasay’s unique
approach to maturation, where peated and
unpeated spirit age separately in three
cask types: Rye Whiskey, virgin
Chinkapin oak, and Bordeaux red wine.
These are then married to create the
distillery’s signature style—which they
describe as a whisky that balances
elegant smokiness with rich fruit notes
and layers of spice and sweetness.
This release also comes on the heels of
Isle of Raasay Distillery’s recent
renaming of its signature single malt as
The Draam, which made its debut in the
brand’s first TV campaign in December.
Managing Director William Dobbie
explains, "We wanted to give our hero
whisky a name that reflected its
character, and stereotypical names such
as ‘signature’, ‘original’ or ‘flagship’
didn’t do the whisky justice. So, we
decided to have a bit of fun with it and
aptly name it The Draam. A playful take
on the Scottish word for a measure of
whisky and our island with too many 'A’s
in its name!"
The 2025 Isle of Raasay Cask Strength
edition is bottled at 61.6% ABV,
non-chill filtered, and naturally
coloured. Every drop is distilled,
matured, bottled, and shipped from the
Isle of Raasay by the distillery’s
dedicated team.
Co-founder and Master Distiller,
Alasdair Day shared, "For some, the
closest you can get to a "pure"
representation of a distillery's single
malt is the whisky straight from a cask
at the pure, untouched alcohol strength.
There are very few distilleries that
bottle their signature single malt at
cask strength so this makes it quite a
special release."
A total of 5,500 bottles are available
worldwide, with the Isle of Raasay
Single Malt Cask Strength priced at £65
for a 70cl bottle. It can be purchased
directly from the distillery's website
and from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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Isle of Raasay Cask Strength 3rd
Edition Review
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Bottled at 61.6% ABV% ABV,
non-chill filtered, and naturally
coloured. Peat Level 48-52ppm /
Residual in Bottle 6-11ppm. Cask Types:
First Fill Rye (63%), Virgin Chinkapin
(25%), Red Wine (12%). Spirit Types:
Isle of Raasay Peated & Unpeated Spirit.
Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Wood
smoke, apricots, candied fruit, glace
cherries.
Taste: Sweet
spice, cinnamon, black pepper,
blackcurrant, wood smoke, heather,
honey, salted caramel, sweet & salted
popcorn, black cherry.
Finish: Dry,
hint of saltiness, faint wood smoke and
dried fruit.
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