[Quick review] Raasay - Marsala Cask 50.7%
More new whisky from a new(ish) distillery: Isle of Raasay Distillery: Raasay Bottler: Distillery Age: 4 years old Distilled: July 2021 Bottled: July 2025 Cask: ex-Marsala Barriques Abv: 50.7% Unchillfiltered: Yes Natural Colour: Yes Nb of bottles: 12,300 Price: £75 Extra: Lightly peated spirit My tasting notes: Nose: Sweet and fruity, briny with a touch of smoke, red apple, fresh barley, sea breeze, slightly mineral. It’s young, the spirit is definitely there but it smells incredible! Palate: Quite powerful, raw/new make spirit at first, the fruit comes out next, underipe strawberries, flinty notes, some caramel comes to play after a little while, quite chewy mouthfeel, spicy notes too. Again this is young but very tasty! Finish: Long and warming, sweet and smoky, toffee, banana, wood smoke, salted caramel, slight chocolate. Wow! With water: The nose is sweeter with more barley sugar. The palate is spicier with mo...