Single Malt 23YO
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Ready to enjoy upon release; does not improve with bottle age but will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, smoked duck breast
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Craigellachie's 23-Year-Old Single Malt is a masterclass in the distillery's defiant, old-school style. While most Speyside distilleries transitioned to modern, efficient column condensers, Craigellachie stubbornly retained its traditional copper worm tubs. These cold-water tanks condense the spirit rapidly, reducing copper contact and preserving heavy, sulfurous, and muscular compounds. Over twenty-three years of maturation in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, this initially aggressive spirit transforms. The sulfur mellows into a rich, savory complexity, revealing unexpected notes of charred pineapple, beeswax, industrial oil, and toasted oak. It represents a bygone era of Scotch whisky production, celebrated by purists for its uncompromising, full-bodied character.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1891 by Alexander Edward and Peter Mackie, the Craigellachie Distillery is situated in the heart of the Speyside region in the village of Craigellachie, Scotland. The distillery is highly regarded for its traditional production methods, most notably its continued use of copper worm tubs to condense its spirit, which imparts a distinctive, heavy, and sulfurous character to the whisky. This robust spirit is primarily aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, yielding a single malt renowned for its muscular, fruity, and unapologetically complex profile. Craigellachie's signature style is beautifully showcased in expressions such as their core 13-year-old and 23-year-old single malts, as well as rare, highly prized single-cask bottlings. Craigellachie remains a singular, defiant voice in Speyside, celebrated by enthusiasts for its old-school, full-bodied character. The distillery's address is Hill Street, AB38 9ST Craigellachie, Speyside, Scotland, United Kingdom, and its official website is https://www.craigellachie.com.