Single Malt Exceptional Cask Series Sherry Cask No 4575 23Y0 (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release; will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Craigellachie is legendary among whisky enthusiasts for its stubborn adherence to traditional, old-school production methods, most notably its continued use of traditional copper worm tubs. This slow condensation process leaves a heavy, muscular, and sulfurous character in the new-make spirit. The Exceptional Cask Series represents a curated collection of single casks hand-selected by Malt Master Stephanie Macleod. Cask No. 4575 is a first-fill Oloroso sherry butt filled in 1995 and bottled in 2019 after 23 years of maturation. This long slumber in rich sherry wood beautifully tames and integrates Craigellachie's signature pineapple, oil, and cordite notes, wrapping them in luxurious layers of dark chocolate, stewed plums, and exotic spices.
🍾 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.
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
52.2%