Isle of Raasay 'Dun Cana' batch #3 Single Malt

Raasay is a small Hebridean island with a history of illicit distilling that stretches back centuries. The legal distillery arrived in 2017, and everything since has been built on a clear-eyed philosophy: make whisky that is genuinely shaped by where it comes from, not just labelled by it. Dùn Cana is named after the island's flat-topped volcanic peak — an ancient warrior's stronghold, visible from the summit all the way to Skye — and it is the distillery's most ambitious annual release.

The third edition combines peated and unpeated Raasay spirit in equal parts, distilled from Laureate and Diablo barley, fermented over varying lengths to build complexity, and matured first in first-fill ex-rye casks from Woodford Reserve, Peerless, and Wild Turkey. The second maturation moves into Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry quarter casks from Bodega José y Miguel Martín. Quarter casks mean greater wood contact, faster flavour extraction, and more intensity — and this whisky has it. Dried figs, raisins, and treacle tart on the nose; spiced orange peel, roasted almonds, and earthy peat smoke threading through a rich, fruit-forward palate; a long, warm finish of chocolate and lingering smoke. 14,300 bottles. 52% ABV. Non-chill filtered, natural colour.