Isle of Raasay Dùn Cana Sherry Quarter Cask Second Edition 52% Single Malt Scotch Whisky [Sep 2024]

Isle of Raasay Dùn Cana Sherry Quarter Cask Second Edition 52% Single Malt Scotch Whisky [Sep 2024]

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WINNER: Gold Medal, Whisky of the Year 2024, Single Malt Scotch of the Year 2024 at the London Spirits Competition 

RELEASE DATE September 2024

Raasay Distillery's Dùn Cana Sherry Quarter Cask Release encompasses the prowess of Raasay’s mighty volcanic mountain. 66 million years in the making.

Peated and unpeated spirit matured first in the strong foundations of American rye casks with a second maturation in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry quarter casks. This whisky exudes peppery spice, roasted nuts, sweet fruit and vanilla.

This is the second annual Dùn Cana release from the Isle of Raasay Distillery, with each edition offering slight points of difference in cask composition or age. This second edition brings even more depth and richness to the original expression.

Limited Second Edition release of 15,000 bottles worldwide

Non-chill filtered and natural colour.

ABV 52% 

Net weight: 1.5kg

Tasting Notes & Facts

This whisky exudes peppery spice, dried sultanas and hints of vanilla with a finish of lingering salty chocolate and a light hint of aromatic wood smoke. Expect strong notes of roasted nuts and white pepper with hints of vanilla toffee.

Release Date: September 2024
ABV: 52%
Peat Level: Barley 48-52ppm | Residual PPM in bottle: Estimated 6ppm – to be confirmed when full analysis complete
Presentation: Natural colour, non-chill filtered
First Maturation Cask Type: First fill Ex Rye Woodford Reserve US Kentucky American Oak
Second Maturation Cask Type: Ex Oloroso (50%) & Ex Pedro Ximénez (50%) Sherry Quarter Cask 125
Spirit Types: Isle of Raasay peated (53%) and unpeated (47%) spirit
Prior distillery – first maturation rye casks: Woodford Reserve, Peerless, Wild Turkey
Bodega – second maturation Oloroso and PX sherry casks: Bodega Jose y Miguel Martin
Barley Variety: Laureate & Diablo
Yeast Type: MW
Water Source: Isle of Raasay Distillery 60 metre well on site – Tobar na Bà Baine
Fermentation Time: 3 and 5 day fermentations
Spirit Cut Point: Narrow cut point
Cask Filling Strength: 63.5% abv
Distillation Date of Youngest Spirit: 24/08/2021
Distillation Date of Oldest Spirit: 20/08/2021
First Maturation Vatting: 12/02/2024
Second Maturation Vatting: 26/08/2024 – 09/09/2024
Bottling: September 2024
Maturation & Bottling: Isle of Raasay Distillery
Number of Bottles: Approximately 15,000

And the Name?

‘Dùn’ is Gaelic for an elevated stronghold. The word has been commonly adopted across Scotland in place names such as ‘Dùn’dee, ‘Dùn’keld, ‘Dùn’fermline and ‘Dùn’add in Argyll. Island legend holds that ‘Cana’ was an island warrior who took to the highest point on Raasay for his stronghold and lookout. The island peak named after Cana became ‘Dùn Cana’ – pronounced ‘Doon Caa-nuh’.

Isle of Raasay Distillery

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.

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