Single Malt Exceptional Cask Series Cask No 2037 39Y0 (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy now; as a high-proof distilled spirit, it will remain stable indefinitely if stored properly away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Craigellachie is legendary among Scotch enthusiasts for its stubborn refusal to modernize, clinging to its traditional copper worm tubs which impart a heavy, sulfurous, and wonderfully muscular character to the spirit. The Exceptional Cask Series represents the absolute pinnacle of this defiant Speyside distillery's output, curated by Master Blender Stephanie Macleod. Distilled in November 1980 and matured for nearly four decades before being bottled in 2019, Cask No. 2037 is an extraordinary relic of a bygone era. Over 39 years of slumber, the spirit's aggressive, meaty youth has softened into an incredibly complex tapestry of tropical fruits, toasted almonds, delicate oak spice, and a whisper of campfire smoke, all while retaining that signature Craigellachie oiliness and weight.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1891 by whisky pioneers Peter Mackie and Alexander Edward, Craigellachie Distillery commands a prominent position on a rocky outcrop overlooking the confluence of the Rivers Spey and Fiddich. Designed by renowned Victorian architect Charles Doig, the distillery purposely eschews contemporary distillation trends, championing an archaic, full-bodied spirit style. Drawing soft processing water from the nearby Blue Hill, the distillery employs oil-fired maltings, traditional wooden washbacks, and distinctive exterior copper worm tub condensers. By restricting copper-to-vapor contact during condensation, Craigellachie captures robust, heavy, and sulphurous aromatic compounds that evolve into a uniquely muscular single malt marked by savoury, meaty notes accented by luscious tropical pineapple. Under parent owner Bacardi (John Dewar & Sons) and multi-award-winning Malt Master Stephanie Macleod, the distillery balances its legacy role in premium blends with benchmark age-stated single malts—notably its core 13-Year-Old, 17-Year-Old, and rare vintage cask bottlings—all presented non-chill-filtered at natural strength.
🍇 Base Material
Malted Barley
🍷 ABV
51.5%