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A.D. Rattray Whisky

A.D. Rattray was built on a name dating back to 1868, bought back by a man who sold his own family distillery to the Japanese and used the proceeds to chase his passion instead. Tim Morrison no longer needs to work — he does it because he loves a good cask.

  • Cask Islay Bourbon Edition Cask Strength Dewar Rattray Single Islay Malt Whisky
    Item no.: 222275554-8887521
    Cask Islay Bourbon Edition Cask Strength Dewar Rattray Single Islay Malt Whisky 58.6% Cask Islay Bourbon Strength Edition from Dewar Rattray - this Single Islay Malt Whisky is bottled at full cask strength of 58.6%

    Distillery: Cask Islay Sherry Edition
    Bottler: Dewar Rattray
    Age: NA
    Type: Single Islay Malt Whisky
    Alc. strength: 58.6%
    Other: Small Batch and aged in used bourbon casks at full cask strength of 58.6%
    70 cl.
    Damage on the box
    • 1pcs.
      67,00EUR
  • Bunnahabhain Staoisha bottle from A. D. Rattray with deep colour
    Item no.: 22227865449-18778

    A. D. Rattray has traded in casks since 1868, and when Bunnahabhain's young Staoisha spirit lands with them, it arrives undiluted and without detours.

    Expert's Description

    Bunnahabhain Staoisha 2013/2019 A. D. Rattray 5 Years Old is a Single Islay Malt Whisky matured in a bourbon hogshead and bottled at cask strength, 60.1%.

    The whisky was distilled in October 2013 and bottled after just five years, giving a young and raw take on Staoisha – Bunnahabhain's peated spirit. A. D. Rattray drew it from cask #10537 and bottled it straight from the wood without chill filtration.

    The young age means the peat smoke stands right at the front of the glass, while the bourbon cask has only just begun to add a light sweetness on top.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Fresh peat smoke with a hint of citrus and freshly baked bread.

    Palate

    Powerful smoke meets pepper and a young sweetness of vanilla custard.

    Finish

    Short to medium, dry and persistently smoky.

    Specifications

    Distillery: Bunnahabhain
    Bottler: A. D. Rattray
    Region/Country: Scotland (Islay)
    Type: Single Islay Malt Whisky
    Age: 5 Years
    ABV: 60.1%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask Type: Bourbon Hogshead / Cask No. #10537
    Non-Chill Filtered: Yes
    Natural Colour: Yes
    Distillation Method: Double Distilled
    Distilled: 16/10/2013
    Bottled: 15/03/2019
    Number of Bottles: 342

    Flavour Profile

    Peated · Cask Strength · Fresh · Young

    Did You Know?

    A. D. Rattray is today run by the Morrison family, who have passed the company down through several generations since it was founded in 1868.

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    • 1pcs.
      120,00EUR
   

About A.D. Rattray

A.D. Rattray is an independent Scottish whisky bottler whose roots trace back to Dewar Rattray, founded in 1868, which was relaunched in 2004 by Tim Morrison, a fourth-generation descendant of one of the founders. The firm is known for its "cask collection" representing the full regional spectrum of Scotland, often with a signature touch of smoke, and for building a solid cask stock from the twelve distilleries Morrison originally bought from in the early 1990s. Collectors are drawn especially to the older casks from that period, while newcomers meet a serious yet accessible entry into single-cask whisky.

History & Background

Tim Morrison, whose father Stanley P. Morrison bought the Bowmore distillery in 1963 for £117,000, was involved in 1989-1991 in anticipating that the family would soon sell Bowmore to Japanese giant Suntory, and he therefore spent the years leading up to the sale buying a large number of casks from twelve different distilleries. When the sale to Suntory went through in 1994, Morrison had secured a foundation of whisky casks he could build an entirely new business on. In 2004 he bought the firm Dewar Rattray, whose name his own great-great-grandfather Andrew Dewar had founded in 1868, and relaunched it as A.D. Rattray with those casks as its cornerstone.

History & Background

The company began as a spirits merchant in Glasgow and has built up a solid stock of casks from all over Scotland across generations.

Production & Style

The whisky is distilled at various distilleries and then selected cask by cask by A.D. Rattray, often unfiltered and without added color.

Signature Style

Varied, Authentic, Cask-Driven
The flavor varies by source distillery, but a clean, unfiltered cask character is common.

Facts

BottlerA.D. Rattray
Founded1868
Pronounced"Rat-tree"
RegionKirkoswald, Ayrshire
CountryScotland
OwnerTim Morrison (family-owned)
Known seriesCask Collection
Official websiteadrattray.com

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