Cask Islay Cask Strength Bourbon Edition
58.6% ABV. / 700ml
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
This special edition of our Cask Islay is fully matured in 1st-fill Kentucky bourbon barrels and bottled at cask strength, to preserve the rich, full-bodied mouthfeel and intense, rounded flavours. Un-coloured and non-chill-filtered.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Dusky lemon.
Nose: Salted peanut, crab skewer, torched meringue and a bracing Islay breeze.
Palate: Smoked almond brittle, pink grapefruit and sweet maple.
Finish: Seared prawn and subtle balsamic cut effortlessly through the smoke.
Free UK Standard Delivery on all orders - Orders are dispatched Monday to Thursday. Orders can take up to 2 working days to dispatch then 3 working days for delivery.
Click & Collect - Orders can be collected from our shop in Kirkoswald, Monday - Thursday from 10am to 4pm. Your order will usually be ready within 24 - 48hrs (excluding weekends) but please wait until we confirm your order is ready before visiting.
EU Delivery - we are not currently able to send to Europe.
For all products containing alcohol, you must be of legal drinking age in your country of residence to purchase the product.
In the UK, you must be 18 or over to purchase products containing alcohol.
A signature is required on delivery and ID to show proof of age may be requested.
Every year when I visit Girvan and the surrounding area, I take a trip to the distillery. I often sample some new whisky and take a bottle back home to Yorkshire with me. This year, the distillery was closed, but I couldn't leave without ordering a bottle. I ordered this as I have been a big fan of whisky aged in bourbon barrels recently, and hoped it would be okay having not sampled it.
As the review title tells you, I am blown away by this one.
By far my favourite whisky in 5 years of purchasing from A.D. Such a rich flavour and the smokiness is just the right level of intensity. The cask strength gives it a pleasing warmth and after taste and the smell is so inviting when you first pour.
I wholeheartedly recommend.
Dear Chris,
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this review and for your kind words. I am delighted you are enjoying our Cask Islay Bourbon Edition. Hopefully we will be back open for your next visit.
This whiskey for the price is insane. The intense smoke favour really reminds me of some of the official release cask strength Lagaluvins. Perhaps it is Lagaluvin? Anyway would recommend this to anyone, and especially at this price! I might need to pick up another...
Dear Benjamin,
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this review on our Cask Islay Bourbon Edition. I am really pleased you are enjoying it.
Some great work going on here. Really nice interaction between cask and the peaty distillate. Highly recommended.
Dear David,
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this review on our Cask Islay Bourbon Edition. I am delighted you are enjoying it!
Quality dram, quality customer service, quality delivery and all at very reasonable price. I’ll be buying more of my whisky from A. D. Rattray’s from now on.
Dear Alex,
Thank you for reviewing our Cask Islay Bourbon Edition. I am really pleased you are enjoying it and are also happy with our service.
The Cask Islay Bourbon Cask Strength is a truly Biblical Whisky. Highly recommend! And always a pleasure to buy from AD Rattray. Cant wait to see what comes next in 2021!
Dear David,
Thank you for your review of our Cask Islay Bourbon Edition. We really can't ask for higher praise than this!
