“Introducing The Chinkapin, the third core Isle of Raasay Single Malt Whisky.  Lightly peated with rich barbecue and bright citrus notes. Peated and unpeated spirit crafted with 100% Scottish barley are matured, separately, in fresh and refill Chinkapin Oak casks and married together to create this signature lightly peated style of whisky. Chinkapin oak is a virgin oak species from North America, not vastly used in the whisky industry, in fact it’s an industry first - as far as we are aware! We like to think of it as our Raasay superpower. These rare casks are produced to our own spec - heavy char and high toast, which results in a delicious barbecue flavour to our whisky.”

NOSE: Wood smoke and rich dark fruits
PALATE: BBQ glaze, honey, bright lime, cinnamon and smoked ham
FINISH: Sandalwood and lingering fragrant smoke

About the Producer

Co-founders Bill Dobbie and Alasdair Day first met in 2013 and formed R&B Distillers with the common goal of building Scotland’s leading artisanal distiller. Focusing on local production, provenance, quality and doing things differently.

By 2015, they had identified the Isle of Raasay as providing the ingredients for the perfect dram, and planning permission to begin work revitalising the Isle of Raasay’s nineteenth century Borodale House into a state-of-the-art distillery, visitor centre, and luxury accommodation was granted in 2016.

Starting with a blank sheet of paper, they set about designing a distillery to create exceptional whisky that develops elegance, complexity, and depth early on in the maturation process and a handcrafted Hebridean gin that encapsulates Raasay’s style, character and impressive geological variety.