Name/TitleMakar's Malt
About this objectSealed bottle of Makar's Malt, released on International Women's Day 2021. The special edition Hebridean single malt and cask was chosen by Jackie Kay, whose poem features on the bottle:
Here's Tae Ye
I raise a glass, my dear,
Wherever you now are,
north, south, east or west
Under the nearest or furthest star
Slàinte!
There's love in this wee dram,
In the purest form
To greet you my fiere, my jo,
Nippy, heathery, warm.
Slàinte!
Photo credit: kind permission of Isle of Raasay Distillery
MakerIsle of Raasay Distillery
MakerKay, Jackie
Maker RolePoet
Date Made2021
Period2020s
Place MadeScotland, Isle of Raasay
Place NotesIsle of Raasay Distillery, Borodale House, Isle of Raasay, IV40 8PB
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, glass
Organic, whisky, cork
MeasurementsH: 225 x W: 100 x D: 65 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywordspoetry & verse
Subject and Association Keywordsfood & drink
Subject and Association KeywordsScottish Highlands & Islands
Subject and Association DescriptionJackie Kay was in tenure as Scotland's Makar (national poet) for five years, from 2016 to 2021:
https://www.gov.scot/news/celebrating-scotlands-makar
Object TypeBottle
Object numberGWL-2022-84
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved