RAASAY, SCOTLAND
Raasay’s population of less than 200 will no doubt be sharing their fabulous views of the Cuillins with more visitors now that the island has its own distillery
The crinkled coast of the Scottish Highlands was for long a favourite place to hide illicit whisky-making from the taxman. Only now is the Isle of Raasay going legit, with the first official distillery opening on this 14-mile long sliver between Skye and the Scottish mainland. The first bottles of Raasay-made whisky won’t be ready before 2020, but visitors can sample the engagingly named While We Wait single-malt Scotch to get a taster of what’s in the pipeline.