Single Malt 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 'Full Cask' No 41
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release, as single malt whisky does not mature further in the bottle and will remain stable for decades if stored correctly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked salmon, sticky glazed pork ribs, mature Cheddar cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Craigellachie is affectionately known as the 'Bad Boy of Speyside' due to its stubborn adherence to traditional, old-school whisky-making methods. Founded in 1891 by Peter Mackie and Alexander Edward, the distillery famously continues to use traditional copper worm tubs to condense its spirit. This process limits copper contact, leaving a heavy, sulfurous, and muscular character in the raw distillate. When this robust spirit is matured in a first-fill bourbon barrel, like Cask No 41, the active American oak tempers the meaty distillate with rich notes of vanilla, toasted coconut, and bright tropical fruits like pineapple. This creates a fascinating tension between sweet, creamy oak influence and a savory, waxy, and unapologetically bold spirit.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Craigellachie Distillery blev grundlagt i 1891 af Alexander Edward og den legendariske whiskypioner Peter Mackie. Destilleriet troner stolt i hjertet af skotske Speyside, hvor floderne Spey og Fiddich mødes. Ud over sin markante historiske arkitektur, tegnet af Charles Doig, er destilleriet berømt for sin kompromisløse fastholdelse af klassiske produktionsmetoder – ikke mindst den fortsatte brug af traditionelle 'worm tubs' i kobber til kondensering. Denne særlige destillationsteknik giver råspritten en robust, muskuløs og let svovlet karakter, som harmonerer smukt med livlige tropiske frugtnoter og en rig maltet dybde. I dag ejes Craigellachie af John Dewar & Sons under Bacardi og leverer anmelderroste, karakterfulde single malt whiskies, der skiller sig markant ud som både modige og nonkonformistiske i Speyside-regionen.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Malted Barley