Single Malt Full Barrel Cask 69 RLA 108.8 60.3%
⏳ Drinking Window
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.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Smoked blue cheese, dark chocolate with sea salt, slow-roasted pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1891 by Alexander Edward and legendary whisky pioneer Peter Mackie, Craigellachie Distillery stands proudly in the heart of Speyside, Scotland, overlooking the confluence of the rivers Spey and Fiddich. Renowned for its architectural heritage designed by Charles Doig, the distillery is celebrated for its steadfast dedication to traditional production methods, notably the continued use of traditional copper worm tub condensers. This distinctive distillation approach imparts a robust, muscular, and sulfurous character to the spirit, balanced by vibrant tropical fruitiness and rich malt complexity. Today owned by John Dewar & Sons under Bacardi, Craigellachie produces acclaimed, characterful single malt Scotch whiskies that stand out as bold and non-conformist within the Speyside region.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Malted Barley
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
60.3%