Virgin Chinkapin Oak Single Cask Bottling

Freshly charred and toasted, these custom made Chinkapin, or Quercus Muehlenbergii American white oak casks are a type of oak native to central and eastern North America.

The fresh charring of the cask brings a rich colour and flavour early on in the maturation process, and the high toast caramelises the natural sugars in the wood. Expect sweet toffee and butterscotch on the nose, with vibrant dark fruit flavours and deep, rich colours at a young age.

Released every 2 years as peated and unpeated spirit.

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Six Cask Story

Virgin Chinkapin Oak Single Cask Bottling Releases

A North American oak, Chinkapin (Quercus muehlenbergii) with a high char and high toast greatly impacts colour & flavour without overpowering the maturing spirit. The high char increases the internal surface area of the cask, allowing more of the spirit to come into contact with the oak, resulting in a much darker colour.

The high toast caramelises the natural sugars in the oak, adding lovely, sweet caramel and smoky barbeque flavours to our spirit.

Capacity: 190 Litres
Oak Variety: Quercus muehlenbergii, American Oak

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Inside This Release: The Facts

Look out for the cask number on the label. Why? Because every cask is different! The single malt casks are all hand bottled at natural cask strength.

Click a cask number to download the cask’s data sheet.

UK - Peated

UK - Unpeated

Market / Cask Type	Bordeaux Red Wine	Virgin Chinkapin Oak	American Rye
Slàinte Club	18/727 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 60.5% Number of Bottles: 303	19/75 Release Date: August 2024 ABV: 61.6% Number of Bottles:272	18/869 Release Date: August 2024 ABV: 61.4% Number of Bottles: 246
Distillery Shop
UK Trade	18/726 Release Date: August 2024 ABV: 60.2% Number of Bottles: 303	19/74 Release Date: August 2024 ABV: 61.9% Number of Bottles: 275	18/870 Release Date: August 2024 ABV: 61.2% Number of Bottles: 257

Market / Cask Type	Bordeaux Red Wine	Virgin Chinkapin Oak	American Rye
Slàinte Club	19/434 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 60.4% Number of Bottles: 295	19/544 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 61.6% Number of Bottles: 251	19/308 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 61.3% Number of Bottles: 247
Distillery Shop	19/432 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 60.6% Number of Bottles: 307	19/542 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 61.6% Number of Bottles: 266	19/294 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 61.4% Number of Bottles: 161
UK Trade	19/433 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 60.5% Number of Bottles: 301	19/543 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 61.4% Number of Bottles: 265	19/307 Release Date: June 2024 ABV: 61.2% Number of Bottles: 223

Na Sia – Our Six Cask Story

Na Sia, meaning ‘The Six’ in Gaelic, represents our unique six cask single malt recipe.

Two Isle of Raasay spirits – peated and unpeated – are matured separately in first fill Rye whiskey, fresh Chinkapin oak and first fill Bordeaux red wine casks. These six recipe casks marry together to create the perfect dram with real elegance, complexity and depth of character.

For each cask type we will release two single cask bottlings – one for the Sláinte Club and one for our Distillery Shop as part of our Na Sia Single Cask Series.

Na Sia Single Cask Bottlings