For this release, Ardbeg used more grist and less water in the mashing stage to increase the concentration of the fermentable sugars.

In the subsequent fermentation stage, this created a fruitier juicer wash, and when distilled, it generated a fruitier style of New Make Spirit.


Colour
Bright Gold

Aroma
An explosion of fruity, estery notes, reminiscent of smoked bubblegum, fuse with whiffs of ripening barley and toasted sourdough bread. A splash of water reveals dense, sweet, and aromatic peat smoke, accompanied by gently smoked tropical fruits.

Taste

A rich, creamy mouthfeel drifts into sharp, sooty and spicy notes of creosote, aniseed, and clove. Tempered by the distinct sweetness of muscovado sugar, robust woody notes orbit rich charcoal.

Finish
Finally, in an almost infinite finish, earthy peat moss fuses with sizzling bonfire embers.

Blueberry Spice Gin is the latest chapter in our Tales of a Forager series — a journey of adventure, rarity, and imagination.

7.2 % ABV

An American West Coast style double IPA with a light, but balanced malt body, giving away to the citrus, stone fruit and pine notes with a pleasuring long lingering finish. 

5.0% ABV

For 20 years, we’ve been crafting magic in every glass and we’re still going strong. To mark this milestone, we’ve brewed something truly special: a juicy, hazy IPA bursting with the tropical punch of Nectaron hops and fermented with Pomona yeast for an extra-lush, fruit-forward explosion of flavour. It’s bold, vibrant, and full of the passion that’s kept us brewing for two decades.

Cheers to you, our fans and loyal supporters. Without you we would be here!

TASTING NOTE From grapes grown on naturally low-yielding, old vines, this wine is vibrant and complex. Grapefruit, peach and earthy clay pot aromas complement a fresh and focused palate. Fine phenolic texture and mineral acidity add depth and length respectively.  The salinity from the ocean, oak influence, together with juicy tree fruit notes from the grapes, round out what is truly a charming wine. 

VINEYARDS & VITICULTURE Our Waiheke Vineyard is accredited with Sustainable Winegrowing NZ and is entirely owned and managed by Cable Bay Vineyards to ensure we produce the best quality fruit possible. We practice regenerative viticulture. The site is located on the sun-drenched, western side of the island, on steep slopes overlooked by Rangitoto volcano. We have predominantly mineralised clay volcanic soils over Jurassic era rock. This type of geology and soil provides wines with great mid-palate weight and minerality. This wine is a blend of Chardonnay clones 15, 95, 6 and 548. 

WINEMAKING The ripe fruit was hand-harvested early in the morning whilst the grapes were nice and cool, transported across the road to the winery, and immediately whole bunch pressed. It was settled and racked taking light lees, leaving textural Chardonnay juice to enter wild yeast fermentation. We allowed partial malolactic fermentation on this wine, to both develop mouthfeel while preserving the natural acidity of our warmer sub-tropical climate. Following barrel ferment, the wine aged in second use oak puncheons and barriques on full lees for 12 months before assemblage, and then a further 3 months integrating together as a blend in tank, before bottling.

86% Viognier, 14% Marsanne

TASTING NOTE Apricot, citrus, white peach and acacia blossom aromas burst from the glass giving this wine personality and intensity. The palate is concentrated, dry and savoury; salted plum and sake flavours with an earthy mineral finish. This wine has turned into a delicious, complex number with multiple layers, and is perfectly expressive of the vintage and site upon which it was grown. A wine that’s stands alone or can accompany a variety of dishes through all four seasons. 

VINEYARDS & VITICULTURE Crafted from two small blocks located on the Western point of Waiheke Island, Viognier and Marsanne thrive in the salt laden air. We have predominantly mineralised clay volcanic soils over Jurassic era rock with no irrigation. This type of geology and soil provides wines with great mid-palate weight and minerality. The grapes were hand harvested when flavours peaked inside the small window of optimum ripeness that occurs with Viognier. We practise regenerative viticulture in our vineyards to ensure resilience and longevity of our vines. 

WINEMAKING 2023 saw another load of happy staff foot stomp a portion of the hand harvested Viognier and Marsanne, whilst the remaining fruit was delicately whole bunch pressed. We fermented the juice in a large concrete egg and some French acacia barrels. The wine was then rested on fine lees for 9 months in these same vessels before assemblage and bottling.

TASTING NOTE Dark purple and ruby appearance with a pink rim leads to a bouquet of ripeness, concentration and power. On the nose, the wine bursts with aromas of fresh crushed blackcurrant, rosemary flower and violet, layered with smoky clove and new leather. The palate is opulent and velvety in texture, with concentration, ripeness and power. Plum, dark cherry and cocoa beans are vibrant and lingering. This wine is both intense and delicate.  A lovely reflection of the 2021 season. 

VINEYARDS & VITICULTURE Our Waiheke Vineyard is entirely owned and managed by Cable Bay Vineyards to ensure we produce the best quality fruit possible. We practice regenerative viticulture, and we are accredited with Sustainable Winegrowing NZ. We are located on the sun-drenched, western side of the island, on steep slopes overlooked by Rangitoto volcano. We have predominantly mineralised clay volcanic soils over Jurassic era rock. This type of geology and soil provides wines with great mid-palate weight and minerality. This wine is made from the Hermitage MS clone of Syrah. 

WINEMAKING These Syrah grapes were hand-picked in March 2021, on a cool morning, and immediately taken across the road to our winery. The ferment was 100% whole berries, which helps to enhance the floral and bright fruit characters in the wine. At pressing, only the free run wine was retained to ensure delicacy, and run to French oak puncheons and barriques. In 20% new oak, it aged for 21 months before assemblage and bottling.

Isle of Raasay’s signature Single Malt Whisky, natural colour, nonchill
filtered. Lightly peated with rich, dark fruit flavours.

Peated and unpeated spirit made with 100% Scottish barley are
matured separately in ex American Rye whiskey, virgin Chinkapin
oak & ex Bordeaux red wine casks. Our six recipe casks marry
together to create the perfect dram with real elegance,
complexity and depth that speaks beyond its years. Every drop is
distilled, matured, bottled and shipped directly from the Isle of
Raasay. Island population: 161.

Nose: Wood smoke, apricots, candied fruit, glace cherries.

Palate: Sweet spice, cinnamon, black pepper, blackcurrant,
wood smoke, heather, honey, salted caramel, sweet & salted
popcorn, black cherry

Finish: Dry, hint of saltiness, faint wood smoke and dried fruit

The same unique six cask recipe as The Draam, but bottled at a
natural cask strength of 61.6% ABV. Natural colour and non-chill
filtered. Lightly peated with rich, dark fruit flavours

Nose: Wood smoke, apricots, candied fruit, glace cherries.

Palate: Sweet spice, cinnamon, black pepper, blackcurrant,
wood smoke, heather, honey, salted caramel, sweet & salted
popcorn, black cherry

Finish: Dry, hint of saltiness, faint wood smoke and dried fruit

Technical Information
ABV: 61.6%
Peat Level: Barley 48-52ppm | Residual in Bottle 6-11 ppm
Presentation: Natural colour, non-chill filtered
Cask Types: First fill ex-Rye Whiskey (63%), virgin Chinkapin
oak (25%), & first fill Bordeaux red wine (12%)
Spirit Types: Isle of Raasay peated & unpeated spirit
Barley Variety: Peated & Unpeated Laureate, Peated Diablo,
Unpeated Salome
Yeast Type: MW Yeast
Water Source: Isle of Raasay Distillery 60 metre well – Tobar na Bà Baine
Fermentation Time: 3 and 5 day fermentations
Spirit Cut Point: 75 to 67 (unpeated) & 75 to 65 (peated)

Filling Strength: 63.5%
Distilled: 20/05/2019 - 01/12/2021 Vatting: 29/01/2025

This top-fermented blond beer with secondary fermentation has a very full-bodied aroma and a perfect sweet-bitter balance with a pleasant aftertaste. A blond tasting beer to enjoy for a long time.

Referral fermentation in both bottle and barrel ensures years of shelf life with flavour evolution.

8% ABV

Best Before: 2027/06/19

High fermentation beer with delicious fruity character. High fermentation beer with secondary fermentation in the bottle

8% ABV

Best Before: 2027/06/18