Raasay Berry Bros & Rudd - Single Cask #23 Whisky 4 Year Old · 2017 Vintage
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Distilled at Raasay, this first ever independent bottling is purely from the peated distillate. After 3 years in a first fill ex-bourbon barrel it was split into two quarter casks, ex-Oloroso and PX, for 6 months then vatted back together.
It opens with sweet flavours of mature Sauternes, apricot jam, mace and rich fruit. The distillate shows itself with peat smoke, soot and bonfire ash. Sweet sherry influenced notes and coastal peat smoke bring waves of spice, orange syrup and dried fruit. Complex layers of dark chocolate, smoked pancetta, prunes, spent fireworks and cedar notes appear. A long finish offers lingering peat smoke and delicate halting spice.
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Tasting Notes
Colour
Deep copper-amber with a sunlit, honey-gold glow and warm mahogany edges.
Nose
Peat smoke and coastal brine rise over a lush sweetness of mature Sauternes, apricot jam and mace. Ex-Oloroso and PX sherry influence brings dried fruits and orange syrup, while soot and bonfire ash lend a smoky, mineral backbone; subtle dark chocolate and cedar emerge to add depth and intrigue.
Palate
Silky, full-bodied palate of honeyed apricot and Sauternes sweetness, layered with coastal peat, soot and a whisper of bonfire ash. Rich sherry notes from Oloroso and PX mingle with orange syrup, dried fruit and spice, building toward dark chocolate, smoked pancetta, prunes and cedar. The mid-palate unfolds with warm spice and maritime salt, leading to a long, lingering peat-smoked finish with delicate halting spice.
Finish
Long finish of peat smoke lingers, with a delicate, halting spice that gradually retreats, leaving a coastal ember and a subtle sweetness in its wake.
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