Single Malt Full Barrel Cask 69 RLA 108.8 60.3%
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Enjoyable now; as a high-proof single malt whisky, it does not mature further in the bottle and can be savored over many years once opened.
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Smoked blue cheese, dark chocolate with sea salt, slow-roasted pork belly
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Craigellachie is affectionately known as the 'Bad Boy of Speyside' due to its stubborn refusal to conform to the typically light, sweet, and grassy Speyside style. Founded in 1891, the distillery famously continues to employ traditional copper worm tubs—coiled pipes cooled in open-air cold water tanks—which limit copper contact during condensation. This intentional inefficiency preserves heavy, sulfurous, and meaty compounds in the spirit. When matured in single casks and bottled at cask strength, the result is a muscular, oil-slicked dram bursting with grilled pineapple, striking matchstick, and robust oak. This specific single cask expression captures the defiant, old-school character of the distillery in its purest, unadulterated form.
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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.