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| Region: Island | |
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| Location | Isle of Raasay |
| Owner | R&B Distillers |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Bill Dobbie & Alasdair Day |
| Water source | Tobar na ba baine spring and borehole |
| No. of stills | 1 wash still 1 spirit still |
| Capacity | 940,000 L |
| Website | raasaydistillery |
Isle of Raasay Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the Inner Hebridean Isle of Raasay in Northwest Scotland. [1] The distillery is owned by R&B Distillers and was the first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay when it opened in 2017. [2]
R&B Distillers was founded in 2014 by Bill Dobbie and Alasdair Day. [3] The company started its operations at the Isle of Raasay in September 2017 after receiving its distiller's license. [4] The water used during the distilling process in the production of whisky comes from a Celtic Iron Age well. [5] The water has a high mineral content derived from the island's volcanic and sandstone rock. [6]
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. [7] The distillery's flagship brand is Isle of Raasay Single Malt Scotch Whisky released since 2020. Since then, the distillery has also released a number of limited special and single cask whiskies. [8]
The distillery is based on the site of a former disused hotel called Borodale House on the southwest of the island. [9] The Isle of Raasay Distillery also has a visitors’ centre that opened in January 2018. [10] It was awarded 5 stars by VisitScotland as a tourist attraction in June 2018. [11] [12] The distillery also features a six–bedroom hotel with views over the Isle of Skye. [13] In 2023, the distillery ranked third in a Cask Connoisseur ranking of the most popular whisky distilleries. [14]
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