R&B Distillers has secured planning permission from Argyll and Bute Council to establish the Machrihanish Distillery in Campbeltown. Furthermore, R&B Distillers has acquired a controlling stake in Caskshare.com, an eCommerce platform and bottler specialising in single cask spirits.
Scotland’s Isle of Raasay Distillery recently unveiled a new, limited-edition expression in honor of their recent “Tourism Destination of the Year” award at the Scottish Whisky Awards 2022.
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Decanter Over 17,000 people signed up for Hebridean whisky sale ballot
More than 17,000 whisky lovers from Barbados to Bangladesh have signed up for the chance to buy a new single malt whisky from the tiny Hebridean island of Raasay.
single malt whisky, attracting 17,478 people by the time the ballot closed yesterday (19 May).
In total, 2,500 people will be given the chance to buy a 70cl bottle of the lightly peated signature Isle of Raasay single malt ahead of its official launch on 4 June, with the ballot results set to be announced today or tomorrow (20-21 May).
Another 500 people will be sent a ticket to a virtual launch event featuring whisky writer Dave Broom, who made the whisky, plus a 70cl bottle of Isle of Raasay Single Malt and a ‘deconstructed dram’ tasting pack of samples from the six cask types that make up the final vatting of the whisky.