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Caskshare, Isle of Raasay Partner On 30 Liter Cask, Reservation By The Bottle Project

Caskshare, in collaboration with Isle of Raasay Distillery, has now offered a selection of 30-Liter casks for reservation by the bottle in a move that allows whisky fans to get their hands on what’s described as innovative product not often seen in mainstream distillery production.

These casks represent the first output that will take Caskshare customers on the journey from new-filled casks through to maturation and bottling.

The first of these casks are now headed to Caskshare customers who reserved early on in the cask’s life.

Caskshare X Isle of Raasay 30 Litre Cask project
Caskshare X Isle of Raasay 30 Litre Cask project (image via Caskshare)

Three years ago, Isle of Raasay Distillery began filling custom built ex-Speyside Scotch whisky oak casks. This was the brainchild of co-founder Alasdair Day, who, it is said, brings novel approaches to the whisky sector.

The 30 Liter Project deals with casks that have a much higher spirit-to-wood surface contact ratio, and that leads to what’s seen as a much faster maturation process.

Distilleries in hotter climates have opened the whisky market to shorter, three-year maturations, but the cooler Scottish climates have traditionally not been favorable to this style of whisky in the larger cask sizes.

Alasdair worked with Speyside Cooperage to make bespoke small casks specially designed for this style of whisky.

Each cask is unique and made from the wood previously used to mature Speyside whisky in larger quantities.

Alasdair said in a prepared statement, “It’s a well-known fact that the size of a cask has a direct impact on the maturation of the spirit within it. When my great-grandfather created his blended scotch whisky, the age of the single malt was a major component in the quality of the blend. Now on Raasay, we have the option to fill smaller specially coopered ex Speyside oak casks that impart their specific flavor in different ways and in much shorter timescales. Single malt evolves with much more flavor development yet to come.”

David Nicol, founder of Caskshare, said that Scotch is an ever-evolving product and “when we heard about these casks, we were committed to bringing a selection of them to Caskshare.com for whisky fans to reserve by the bottle. We decided to bottle one at 46% for a wider audience, and the other at cask strength for a comparison at smaller quantities.”

An additional range of 30L casks are set to launch on Caskshare in the coming weeks, initially available to The Caskshare Collective, Caskshare’s membership program offering permanent discounts, early access to a selection of newly launched casks and bi-annual tasting packs of maturing or recently bottles exclusive single cask whisky.

For more information on membership or the collaboration, check out www.caskshare.com.

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