Isle of Raasay Single Malt Batch R02.x

About the Isle of Raasay Single Malt Batch R02.x

Isle of Raasay Single Malt Batch R02.x is an Islands single malt Scotch whisky from Scotland. Isle of Raasay Distillery builds it with lightly peated and unpeated spirit, then bottles it at 46.4% ABV. This release is natural colour and non-chill filtered, so texture stays full and flavour remains clear. The profile opens sweet and malty, with honey, vanilla, and ripe pear over fresh grain. Isle of Raasay Single Malt Batch R02.x follows the distillery's Na Sia six-cask approach. It combines peated and unpeated spirit before final marrying. Those casks include first-fill ex-Rye, virgin Chinkapin oak, and first-fill Bordeaux red wine wood. Each component matures separately, then marries into one whisky with dark fruit depth and a fresh floral lift. That method gives a mineral edge and gentle medicinal smoke beside the sweeter notes. On the nose, you get fresh fruit tones, banana hints, and soft vanilla behind heather-like smoke. The palate stays sweet yet structured, showing malt, honey, pear, and clean grain. Isle of Raasay Distillery keeps balance by avoiding colouring and chill filtration in this bottling. At 46.4%, it drinks neatly with weight, while the finish carries floral spice and lingering mineral freshness. For drinkers exploring modern island Scotch, Isle of Raasay Single Malt Batch R02.x offers clear distillery character. You taste the house style immediately: fresh, fruity spirit layered with oak spice and measured smoke. It is a reliable choice for whisky fans who want complexity without heavy peat dominance. The result feels contemporary yet rooted in place, shaped entirely on Raasay from distillation to bottling. It also reflects small-batch variation, so each release keeps its own personality.