Isle of Raasay Distillery

Isle of Raasay Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the Inner Hebridean Isle of Raasay in Northwest Scotland.[1][2][3][4] The distillery is owned by R&B Distillers and was the first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay when it opened in 2014.[5][6][7]

Isle of Raasay Distillery
IndustryDistillery
Founded2016
FounderAlasdair Day, Bill Dobbie
Headquarters
Isle of Raasay
,
United Kingdom
ProductsDistilled and blended liquors
Websiteraasaydistillery.com

Production

R&B Distillers was founded in 2014 by Alasdair Day and Bill Dobbie.[8] The company started its operations at the Isle of Raasay in September 2017 after receiving its distiller's license.[9][10][11] The water used during the distilling process in the production of whisky comes from a Celtic Iron Age well.[12] The water has a high mineral content derived from the island’s volcanic and sandstone rock.[13]

The whisky is distilled in copper pot stills and is matured at the distillery on Raasay in a variety of oak casks. The distillery will produce approximately 200,000 litres of pure alcohol per year.[14][15] The distillery's flagship brand is Isle of Raasay Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be ready to drink and will be in distribution from November 2020. [16][17][18]

Location and visitor centre

The distillery is based on the site of a former disused hotel called Borodale House on the south west of the island.[19] The Isle of Raasay Distillery also has a visitors’ centre that opened in January 2018.[20][21][22][23] It was awarded 5 stars by VisitScotland as a tourist attraction in June 2018.[24][25] The distillery also features a six bedroom hotel with views over the Isle of Skye.[26]

Awards
  • IWSC 2016 Silver, ISC 2016 Bronze,[27] HKIWSC 2016 Bronze[28]
  • ISC 2017 Bronze
  • IWSC Silver 2018
  • IWSC Silver 2016 for Raasay While We Wait Second Release[29]
  • World Whiskies Awards 2018 Best Scotch Grain[30]

See also

References
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  17. "Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: The Raasay Distillery, Borodale House, Isle of Raasay". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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  19. "Isle of Raasay Distillery | Isle of Skye | Activities | CalMac Ferries Ltd". www.calmac.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  20. "Isle of Raasay Distillery Tours & Whisky Tastings". www.raasay.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  21. "Isle of Raasay Distillery centre and accommodation now open - Exclusively British Magazine". Exclusively British Magazine. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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  23. "Isle of Raasay Distillery opens its visitor centre! - Drampedia". Drampedia. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  24. Dorsey, Kristy (2018-06-14). "Island distillery gets five-star rating". businessInsider. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  25. Roz. "Raasay Distillery Visitors Centre awarded 5-Stars by VisitScotland". theskyetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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  27. "R&B Distillers win two bronze medals in HKIWSC – FAB News". www.fabnews.live. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  28. "World Whisky Day 2018 – Raasay cocktails at Bull in a China shop – Scotch Whisky News". www.whiskyintelligence.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  29. "R&B Distillers Announce that their Raasay While We Wait whisky has won Silver award in the IWSC 2016 – Scotch Whisky News". www.whiskyintelligence.com. 2 August 2016.
  30. "World Whiskies Awards 2018 - Winners". www.worldwhiskiesawards.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.

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