Where is Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery)?

Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery) is located in Borodale House, Isle of Raasay Highlands / Inner Hebrides United Kingdom.

What does Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery) produce?

Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery) produces or represents products such as Scottish gin, single malt scotch whisky, Hebridean distillery, craft spirits.

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Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery)

Q: What raw materials does Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery) use?

water (distillery well / spring), barley, juniper, sweet orange peel, lemon peel, rhubarb root, angelica root, coriander seeds, liquorice root, orris root, cubeb pepper

Explore the spirits, production style and story of Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery).

Raasay is the distillery located on the Isle of Raasay (Inner Hebrides, Scotland) producing artisanal gin and single malt Scotch whisky; it is the island's first legal distillery and sells a range of gins and whiskies in bottles and gift packs.

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What to know about Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery)

Type Distillery

Region Borodale House, Isle of Raasay , Highlands / Inner Hebrides , United Kingdom

Founded 2017

Products from 4

First legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay Production of both gin and single malt distilled and bottled on site Visitor centre and accommodation (Borodale House) integrated into the tourism offering Use of water from a long‑established island well International recognition and awards in spirits competitions

Producer range

Producer range Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery)

Spirit categories

Scottish gin single malt scotch whisky Hebridean distillery craft spirits

Representative products

Isle of Raasay Gin - 70cl Isle of Raasay Gin + 2 Glasses - gift box Isle of Raasay Single Malt - 70cl (boxed) Isle of Raasay Single Malt + 2 Glasses - gift box 70cl

Raw materials

water (distillery well / spring) barley juniper sweet orange peel lemon peel rhubarb root angelica root coriander seeds liquorice root orris root cubeb pepper

Casks and ageing vessels

ex‑Rye whiskey casks (first‑fill rye) Virgin Chinkapin oak ex‑Bordeaux red wine casks

Distillation and production

Production method

Production in copper stills; whisky is distilled in pot stills and aged on site in a combination of selected casks; gin is made in small batches using some botanicals in vapour‑infusion in a copper basket and others in direct distillation, collecting the heart of the run. The water used comes from the distillery's well/spring.

Distillation

Whisky distilled in copper pot stills; gin distilled in small batches using a copper gin basket for vapour‑infusion combined with a portion of botanicals distilled directly; the heart of the run is collected.

Ageing

On‑site maturation using a multi‑cask recipe approach: the spirit (peat‑smoked and unpeated) is aged separately and then married, using barrels of different types to build complexity already in the early stages of maturation.

Producer history Raasay (Isle of Raasay Distillery)

The project originates from R&B Distillers, founded by co‑founders Bill Dobbie and Alasdair Day. After permissions were granted in the mid‑2010s, the distillery opened at Borodale House on the island on 14 September 2017. The island gin was launched in 2019, while the first single malt distilled on site was released from 2020. Since then the site has developed a tourism offering (visitor centre and accommodation) and a series of core range releases, limited editions and single cask bottlings.

Production philosophy

Local, traceable production with strong inspiration from the island's landscape and geology; an approach that combines tradition and contemporary techniques to express an 'Hebridean' character and style in the products.

Territory

Isle of Raasay, Inner Hebrides (Scotland)

Awards and recognitions

Notable recognitions include: London Spirits Competition 2024 (gold medals and 'Distillery of the Year' 2024), Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2023 (Gold winner) and awards at the Scottish Whisky Awards (including Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year 2022).