The Chinkapin Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Isle of Raasay Distillery

Isle of Raasay Distillery Chinkapin Single Malt

The Chinkapin has landed, our third core Isle of Raasay Single Malt Whisky, 50.2% ABV, natural colour, non-chill filtered. Peated and unpeated spirit crafted with 100% Scottish barley are matured, separately, in fresh and refill Chinkapin oak casks, and married together to create our signature lightly peated style of whisky.

Chinkapin Oak is an oak species from North America, not vastly used in the whisky industry. We like to think of it as our Raasay superpower. These casks have a high toast and heavy char and bring a delicious barbecue flavour to our lighly peated whisky.

This single malt whisky had been fully matured in Chinkapin oak casks, is an industry first – as far as we know!

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The Chinkapin

Peated and unpeated spirit matured separately in a selection of fresh refill Chinkapin oak casks, vatted together to create our signature lightly peated style of single malt.

Chinkapin oak is a rare type of virgin oak, not vastly used in the industry and it brings incredible flavour to our whisky.

Lightly peated - wood smoke60%

Sweet - Maple Syrup70%

Rich Barbecue Notes90%

Citrus - Bright Lime30%

Savoury Spice40%

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Chinkapin oak is a North American white oak that brings rich flavours and a depth to our Raasay whisky that the much more common industry standard Quercus alba doesn’t bring.

It features in the unique six cask recipe of The Draam and has been part of our whisky making story since day one. It’s distinctively Raasay!

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Isle of Raasay Distillery single malt Scotch whisky, The Chinkapin has been fully matured in rare Chinkpin oak casks. 50.2% abv, natural colour, non-chill filtered – 1 x 70cl

ABV: 50.2%
Peat Level: Barley 48-52ppm | Residual in Bottle 6-11 ppm
Presentation: Natural colour, non-chill filtered
Cask Types: Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinkapin Oak) ASB
Spirit Types: Peated and Unpeated spirit
Barley Variety: Laureate + Diablo
Yeast Type: Distilamax MW
Water Source: 60 metre well on site
Fermentation Time: 3 and 5 day fermentations
Spirit Cut Point: 75% – 67% and 75% – 65%
Cask Filling Strength: 63.5%
Distillation Date of Youngest Spirit: 10/11/2022
Distillation Date of Oldest Spirit: 26/04/2021
Vatting: 20/01/2026
Bottling: February 2026
Maturation & Bottling: Isle of Raasay Distillery
Number of Bottles: Approximately 10,000

Isle of Raasay Disillery The Chinkapin

UK Delivery Only: Isle of Raasay Single Malt – The Chinkapin is currently only available to order online to the UK. Visit Delivery & Returns for more information. European customers will be able to purchase The Chinkapin via our European distributors in the coming weeks and on our EU website within the next few months. Visit our stockists map for information on your local distributor.

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Isle of Raasay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Reviews

Really easy drinking yet complex. We bought this as a gift after sampling some a few years ago in Raasay.

L FN
Beautiful and smooth and stands out from the crowd.

John Bennett
This is a stunning whisky. I first tried at a tasting event and it stuck in my mind as being a wonderful collaboration of heather, honey and smoke (medium peat). A few months later I treated myself to a bottle and it’s lived up to my memory from the tasting. Really lovely. For anyone trying it, I find it opens up well and is silky smooth with a few drops of water.

Ruth
Just love the smooth, rich peaty taste of this single malt. Best flavour ever.

Kevin Archard
Proper whisky taste. Warming and full bodied. Annoyed it has taken me so long to find my new favourite malt. Excellent job.

Susan Watkins