Die Isle of Raasay Distillery hat uns eine Info zu einem neuen Whisky aus ihrer Range gesendet – der Raasay While We Wait 2018. Nachdem die Brennerei ja erst im Jahr 2020 mit einem eigenen Whisky auf den Markt kommen kann, ist der neue Raasay While We Wait wiederum ein Blended Malt, der den angestrebten Geschmack der Brennerei vorwegnehmen soll. Diesmal hat man den Einsatz der Montechiari-Weinfässer aus der Toskana weiter verfeinert und ausbalanciert. Mehr Infos zum Whisky und der Hintergrundgeschichte zur Fassauswahl in der englischsprachigen Pressemitteilung:
RAASAY DISTILLERY LAUNCHES RAASAY WHILE WE WAIT 2018
In October 2018, Raasay Distillery will release Raasay While We Wait 2018 – the fourth expression to date of the brand’s independently bottled single malt – which was created as a representation of the flavours that drinkers can expect from future Raasay scotch whisky. The release of Raasay While We Wait 2018 begins the countdown to 2020 when the first ever Raasay single malt in Scotch whisky history will be released.
Unlike some new whisky distilleries, the adventurous team at Raasay Distillery decided to concentrate their attention on whisky. The result is an independently bottled single malt – Raasay While We Wait – which has been crafted as an accurate representation of Raasay Distillery’s future core style.
Designed as a peaty and fruity single malt, each iteration of Raasay While We Wait has been crafted through the vatting of two malts from a single Highland distillery – heavily peated at 45ppm and unpeated – matured in bourbon barrels and finished in Tuscan Montechiari wine casks.
The team at Raasay Distillery are keen to push the boundaries of the spirit, exploring the effect that different finishing times and casks have on the flavour profile of the spirit.
Compared to previous releases, the 2018 Release uses a higher proportion of second-fill than first-fill Tuscan Montechiari wine casks, resulting in a finer balance between the influence of French oak and smoke.
With a welcomed smokiness on first nosing, mixed with red berries, lemon, lime and grassy notes. With more time in the glass this evolves into notes of pear, tangerine and melon. On the palate there is dry peatiness, mixed in with fruity red wine notes and orange zest, while the finish is oaky and buttery.
This easy to drink whisky adeptly balances peatiness with smoothness, making it the perfect introduction for newcomers to peated single malt, and acts as an unusual addition to a flight of red wine finished whiskies. Raasay While We Wait 2018 has been crafted to be enjoyed neat, on the rocks, and served in premium cocktails.
Raasay While We Wait 2018 is priced at £53 and available to purchase on raasaydistillery.com and Master of Malt
