Single Malt Exceptional Cask Series Cask No 2037 39Y0 (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy now; as a high-proof distilled spirit, it will remain stable indefinitely if stored properly away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted duck
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 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
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
51.5%