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1257 Kensington Road NW
1 (403) 283-8000 / atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com
$104.99
This bottle was featured on Day 21 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar
Also available in Mini / 50ml bottles
This is the first single malt from the Isle of Raasay Distillery to find its way to Canada, release R-01. Produced from 100% Scottish concerto barley, peated to 48-52ppm and matured in a mix of First fill ex-Rye Whiskey, virgin Chinkapin oak, and first-fill Bordeaux red wine and bottled at 46.4%. The whisky is matured and bottled on the Isle of Raasay without chill filtering or added colouring.
Producer Description
"Isle of Raasay’s signature Single Malt Whisky, natural colour, non-chill filtered. Lightly peated with rich, dark fruit flavours. Peated and unpeated spirit made with 100% Scottish barley are matured separately in ex American Rye whiskey, virgin Chinkapin oak & ex Bordeaux red wine casks. Our six recipe casks marry together to create the perfect dram with real elegance, complexity and depth that speaks beyond its years. Every drop is distilled, matured, bottled and shipped directly from the Isle of Raasay. Island population: 161."
700ml mlProducer Tasting Note
Nose: Wood smoke, apricots, candied fruit, glace cherries.
Palate: 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
Evan’s Tasting Note (Mini Bottle – L00827)
Nose: Brine and lemon infused olive oil, newly bailed hay, raspberry jam, cherry cordial, ozone-driven coastal and peat notes, orange marmalade and milk chocolate covered almonds.
Palate: Salty, sweet, and malty with fresh parsley, honey lozenges, light oak spices, candied ginger, saltwater taffy, peanut brittle, and cranberry sauce.
Finish: Fruity, sweet, and salty.
Comment: This is a solid coastal dram from a very promising young distillery. The peat is there as a companion to the malt and is not used to cover up rough edges. There is some deft blending at play here.
Andrew's Tasting Note (From Batch R-01)
Nose: green, grassy and malty; salty and subtly smoky with pickle juice and olive brine; spicy and citrussy with langoustines and kelp drying on the beach.
Palate: thick, malty and creamy with building toasted oak, honey, and spices; soft ashy peat with loads more salty tones: olives, langoustines, and beach bonfires; still a touch grassy with leather and dried fruits creeping in; citrus and a bit more pickle juice.
Finish: shortish with juicy malt, toasted oak, gentle peat, and spices; a touch of leather along with seafood-y notes and Mezcal.
Comment: a promising start and sign of things to come to this malt grows on you with every sip; the unique packaging is pretty cool too.
$141.99
Bottled at 52% this bottling of Raasay was made with peated & unpeated single malt Initially matured in ex-Rye casks before finishing in PX & Oloroso Sherry Quarter Casks.
Producer Description
"Part of our core single malt range, Dùn Cana is our peated and unpeated spirit matured first in the strong foundations of our ex American Rye casks with a second maturation in a Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry quarter casks. An annual release with each edition offering slight points of difference in cask composition or age. This multi award winning whisky exudes peppery spice, dried sultanas and hints of vanilla, with a finish of lingering salty chocolate and a light hint of aromatic wood smoke."
$104.99
The second release of Torabhaig to come to Canada (3rd if you count both versions of the Allt Gleann) is "Cnoc Na Moine", which is Scots Gaelic for 'hill of peat'. Bottled at 46%, the whisky was matured in a mix of Bourbon, Oloroso, and PX casks. The spirit had a phenol lever of 78.4ppm, the bottled whisky 19.7ppm.
Producer Description
"Introducing the highly awaited third chapter in the Torabhaig Legacy Series, Cnoc Na Moine. A testament to our distillery’s continuous evolution and our unyielding commitment to craftsmanship, this expression ventures boldly into new territories with its debut use of sherry casks, elevating the complexity and richness of our peated single malt.
"Cnoc Na Moine, translating to ‘hill of peat’ from Gaelic, embodies the essence of its namesake with a composition that mirrors the dramatic and untamed beauty of Skye. Matured in a distinctive combination of Bourbon American Oak, Oloroso, and Pedro Ximenez casks, this release marries the robust peatiness Torabhaig is renowned for with rich sherry notes, culminating in a darker, more profound hue."
$117.99
Cask Strength release for 2024 from the Isle of Raasay Distillery. This release is lightly peated and limited to 8400 bottles for the world after maturing in Raasay's unique cask combination which includes ex-Rye Whiskey casks, ex-Bordeaux Red Wine casks, and virgin Chinkapin Oak. 61.3%.
$139.99
This cask was not merely selected by Canadian importer Gold Medal Marketing, but rather Andy Dunn bought it as a future, and patiently waited while it matured. This is a peated Raasay, first matured in a freshly charred and toasted, custom-made Chinkapin oak cask and then finshed in PX and Oloroso Sherry. It is bottled at 60.1%.
