Tasting Notes

Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.

Raasay “While We Wait”

Country: Scotland

Region: Highlands

Type: Single Malt

Bottler: R&B Distillers

ABV: 46%

Score: 89 Points

Raasay "While We Wait" Single Malt. Image courtesy R&B Distillers.This Highlands single malt comes from an undisclosed distillery, and is an idea of what R&B Distillers hopes to make once its distillery on the Isle of Raasay is completed. The whisky is lightly peated and finished in red wine casks from Tuscany.

The nose has notes of red grapes, fresh berries, and a hint of charred oak. The taste starts off with a nice note of fresh strawberries, followed by a gentle peatiness and hints of berry cobbler and red grapes. The finish has a lingering smokiness and touches of red grapes and berry cobbler. Very consistent and nice. (October, 2016)