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 alternate years as peated and unpeated spirit.

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Release Facts

Six Cask Story

Virgin Chinkapin Oak Single Cask Bottling Releases

2022 - Unpeated

2021 - Peated

Release Date: September 2022
Number of bottles: 269
Spirit Type: Isle of Raasay unpeated spirit
ABV: 62.1%
Cask Number: 19/90
Cask Type: Virgin Chinkapin Oak
Barley Variety: Unpeated Concerto
Yeast Type: Distillers’ Yeast
Presentation: Natural colour, non-chill filtered

Water Source: Isle of Raasay Distillery well – Tobar na Bà Baine
Fermentation Time: 3 and 5 day fermentations
Spirit Cut Point: Narrow cut point
Cask Filling Strength: 63.6% abv
Distilled: 01/02/2019
Bottling: 24/06/2022
Maturation & Bottling: Isle of Raasay Distillery

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Release Date: September 2021
Number of bottles: 242
Spirit Type: Isle of Raasay peated spirit
ABV: 61.4%
Cask Number: 18/29
Cask Type: Virgin Chinkapin Oak
Barley Variety: Peated Concerto, 48 PPM
Yeast Type: Distillers’ Yeast
Presentation: Natural colour, non-chill filtered

Water Source: Isle of Raasay Distillery well – Tobar na Bà Baine
Fermentation Time: 3 and 5 day fermentations
Spirit Cut Point: Narrow cut point
Cask Filling Strength: 63.5% abv
Distilled: 29/01/2018
Bottling: 24/08/2021
Maturation & Bottling: Isle of Raasay Distillery

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Virgin Chinkapin Oak Cask Information

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

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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