The Raasay Inaugural Release 2020 isn’t just a bottle, it’s a milestone. As the very first legal single malt ever produced on the Isle of Raasay, this limited edition marks the rebirth of distilling on an island once silent. With only a handful of casks selected for this historic debut, each bottle carries the spirit of new beginnings, bold vision, and island character.

Raasay Single Malt – Inaugural Release Vintage 2020 70cl – Limited Edition
Brand: Isle of Raasay | Category: Single Malt Scotch Whisky | ABV: 52% | Origin: Raasay, Scotland | Vol: 700ml

Tasting Profile
Nose: Coastal and fresh, think sea breeze laced with heather, briny peat smoke, and a hint of tart red berries. There’s youth, but also elegance, a nod to great things coming.
Palate: A lively mix of salted caramel, charred oak, and dark fruits. The mouthfeel is oily and slightly smoky, with vibrant spice from the first-fill rye whiskey casks playing against soft stone fruit notes.
Finish: Long and warming, with a gentle smoke that drifts into honeyed malt and maritime salinity. It fades slowly, leaving behind the unmistakable taste of the Hebrides.

Production Details
This inaugural batch was distilled in 2017 and bottled in 2020 using a mix of first-fill American rye whiskey barrels, virgin Chinkapin oak, and first-fill Bordeaux red wine casks. Bottled at natural cask strength with no chill filtration or added color, it represents the house style Raasay set out to achieve, peated, fruity, and unmistakably island-born. Limited to just 7,500 bottles worldwide.

Perfect For
Collectors. Island whisky lovers. Anyone who wants to hold or open, a literal piece of Scotch whisky history. Best enjoyed with reverence, perhaps overlooking the sea, or on a milestone night that calls for something truly singular.

Expert Notes
Praised by connoisseurs and indie reviewers alike for punching well above its age, this inaugural release has become a cult favorite. Its bold cask strategy and sense of place set it apart from typical first editions.

Customer Reviews
“You can literally taste the ambition. This isn’t just ‘good for a first release’, it’s seriously well done.”   Eli T., Makati
“I cracked mine open at a celebration. No regrets. It’s fresh, bold, and already collectible.”   Mauro G., Cebu
“Peat, fruit, spice, it’s like if Islay met the Highlands in a Bordeaux cellar.”   Calen R., Pasig

Interesting Fact
The Isle of Raasay had no legal distillery until 2017, making this inaugural 2020 bottling the first whisky distilled and matured on the island in history.

Serving Suggestions
Best enjoyed neat or with a few drops of water to reveal its red fruit and herbal undertones. For a deeper tasting, compare it side-by-side with young peated expressions from Islay or Skye to appreciate its distinct island fingerprint.

Distillery Background
Raasay Distillery sits on a remote island between Skye and the Scottish mainland. Built with local stone and staffed by islanders, it was founded in 2017 with a mission to create a whisky that reflects Raasay’s rugged beauty and elemental spirit. This inaugural release is the culmination of that vision, bold, unfiltered, and unmistakably Raasay.