Single Malt Cask 900639
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not mature further in the bottle and can be enjoyed immediately or kept indefinitely if stored away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked salmon, strong blue cheese, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Craigellachie is famous for its defiant, old-school Speyside style. While many modern distilleries transitioned to efficient shell-and-tube condensers, Craigellachie stubbornly retained its traditional copper worm tubs. These cold-water-filled wooden tubs condense the spirit rapidly, leaving a heavy, meaty, and sulfurous character that defines the distillery's DNA. Single cask releases, such as Cask 900639, represent the pinnacle of this idiosyncratic style, offering an unadulterated glimpse into a single barrel's maturation journey. Typically aged in oak casks, these single casks showcase a muscular profile balancing tropical fruit notes with striking oiliness, bonfire smoke, and a robust, savory backbone.
🍾 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