In the second edition of our Raasay Pioneers series, we are focusing on ‘Our People’ and specifically those members of our team based on Raasay who are contributing to the innovative projects in motion both at the distillery and on the island more broadly.Read More
Our environment is key to what makes the Isle of Raasay, our community and our whisky so unique. As islanders, we are well aware of the challenges we face and our responsibility in trying to lessen the impact on our environment. Last year, two of our team members helped lead a crowdfunding campaign to bring...Read More
We are proud to announce that we have become accredited as a Living Wage Employer. The real Living Wage is an hourly rate set independently, updated annually and calculated according to the real costs of living. Alasdair Day Co-founder of Isle of Raasay Distillery said: “The Isle of Raasay Distillery is working towards making our...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
As a distillery, water means a lot to us. We’re delighted to see Ross Gillies, Rosie MacLeod and Ross Camili, three islanders who have all worked at the distillery, now heading the launch of a campaign to raise money for a new hydro-electric scheme on the Isle of Raasay. The new scheme, which is planned...Read More