METHODServe with your favourite mixer, ice and orange peel, expressing the oils into your glass and around the rim for extra zest. The dry nature of our gin also makes it the perfect base for cocktails.INGREDIENTS50ml Isle of Raasay Gin Orange Zest Strips 🍊A Premium Mix – we recommend Fever-Tree’s Premium Indian Tonic 🍸Ice 🧊Read More
100 years ago, seven men left the Isle of Rona to stake out more fertile land on the Isle of Raasay. They became known as the Raasay Raiders.It was to Rona – a small, rocky island just north of Raasay – that the Raiders’ ancestors had been cleared to make way for sheep farms during...Read More
Introducing Makar’s Malt, a lightly peated dram crafted in collaboration with Scots Makar Jackie Kay for International Women’s Day. This release comes just two months ahead of our signature Isle of Raasay Single Malt release coming out in May 2021. This single cask, single malt bottling has been matured in one of our signature first...Read More
‘An Roghainn/The Choice‘ is a lyrical love poem by Raasay’s own Sorley MacLean, the most significant Gaelic poet of the 20th Century. The poem has been beautifully committed to music by Donald Shaw.Pour yourself a dram, a gin, or a cocktail and enjoy Julie Fowlis’ wonderful rendition of An Roghainn. Sorley MacLean with Dùn Cana in...Read More
Our carefully crafted Isle of Raasay Single Malt recipe matures peated and unpeated Isle of Raasay spirit separately in three distinct cask types – American Rye, fresh Chinkapin oak, and Bordeaux red wine.These six recipe casks, each with their own distinctive style and character, create real depth and complexity in the Isle of Raasay Single...Read More
One of the questions we get asked all the time may seem obvious: What is Single Malt Scotch Whisky? Let’s start at the beginning. What is whisk(e)y? Worldwide, the definition of whisky (or whiskey) varies considerably. The typical unifying characteristics are: fermentation of grains to create alcohol, a process of distillation in a still, and...Read More
A whisky cask is a whisky lover’s dream, and we have released a limited number of Isle of Raasay Distillery casks for private ownership. If you already own an Isle of Raasay Distillery cask, or if you’re thinking about investing in one, why not join us for our Cask Sampling Weekend from 7th-9th February 2020?...Read More
We’re celebrating St Andrew’s Day with up to 50% off our Tweeddale range and our selection of Montechiari wines from Tuscany. Raasay While We Wait single malt is finished in Montechiari Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc casks, taking its beautiful heather-hue from the intense ruby red colour of this wine. St Andrew’s Day Sale Small Print:...Read More
After a great season at the distillery, picking up a few awards along the way, including for Tourism Destination of the Year at the inaugural Scottish Whisky Awards, we are delighted to be named one of the best islands in the world to visit in 2020 by Condé Nast Traveler! We couldn’t agree more! Watch...Read More