Rubh'an eun

Blended Scotch Whisky · Batch 1 · 46% vol · 700ml

Small batch first release: discount codes and discounted or free shipping do not apply to Rubh'an eun. Delivery is £73 including shipping, or collect from the distillery in Rothesay for £65. Bottles will be shipped from late November.

The first whisky from Isle of Bute Distillery, named after the lighthouse at the southern tip of the island. Rubh'an eun, pronounced Roo-an-ee-un, is the Gaelic for "Point of the Birds".

At the southern tip of Bute, a small iron lighthouse stands above Glencallum Bay. The bay below it was once a smugglers' haven, shaped by illicit distilling in the glens and whisky carried across the Clyde by night. Bute distilled legally too, at Barone Park, until the trade faded and the island went more than a century without a distillery. This is where we pick it up.

A blend that represents Bute: an island anchored between the Highlands and Lowlands, a rich coastal history, and the beginning of what's to come.

Aroma Heather, honey, dark chocolate, plums and baking spices.
Palate Creamy, bright and sweet. Apple, nutty, vanilla, a hint of coastal salinity.
Finish Long and lingering, rich, warming, faintly earthy.

Join us for a Rubh'an eun Whisky Tasting on Fri 4, Sat 12 or Sat 19 December.