Isle of Raasay Single Cask Chinkapin Oak Scotch Whisky

Isle of Raasay Single Cask Chinkapin Oak Scotch Whisky is the rarest cut of Raasay's Na Sia series — a single cask matured in freshly charred and toasted Chinkapin oak — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

Chinkapin (Quercus muehlenbergii) is an American white oak native to central and eastern North America; Raasay's casks are custom-made, freshly charred and high-toasted. That fresh charring brings rich colour and flavour early, while the high toast caramelises the wood's natural sugars — sweet toffee and butterscotch on the nose with vibrant dark fruit at a young age. Around 250 bottles per cask, bottled at natural cask strength, non-chill filtered with natural colour.

Tasting notes (distillery/retailer copy): sweet toffee and butterscotch with caramelised wood sugars on the nose; vibrant dark fruit, deep oak richness and warm spice on the palate; a long, deep finish of toasted oak and dark fruit.

Why buy this single cask? Because Chinkapin oak is almost unheard of in Scotch — a genuine experiment in wood — and each ~250-bottle cask is unrepeatable. Explore the scotch whisky collection, the Isle of Raasay brand collection, and all whisky.

Serving note: the fresh-char intensity rewards patience — a splash of water tames the oak and reveals the fruit.

What is the ABV? Bottled at natural cask strength — typically ~61.6–61.9% ABV (confirm off the bottle), 700mL.

What is Chinkapin oak? A North American white oak species, freshly charred and high-toasted in Raasay's custom casks — bringing early colour, caramelised toffee and deep fruit.

How many bottles? Around 250 per single cask — strictly limited.

Is it chill filtered or coloured? No — non-chill filtered, natural colour.