Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 303158
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release, this distilled spirit does not improve with bottle age and will remain stable for decades if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
blue cheese, roasted duck, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Craigellachie is often celebrated as the defiant 'bad boy' of Speyside, standing in stark contrast to its sweeter, gentler neighbors. This distinctive character is forged through the distillery's stubborn adherence to traditional copper worm tubs—coiled pipes submerged in cold water used to condense the vaporized spirit. This rapid cooling limits copper contact, preserving heavy, sulfurous compounds that give the spirit its signature muscular, meaty, and savory texture. When matured in a single hogshead cask, the robust spirit undergoes a slow, transformative maturation, where the aggressive sulfur notes mellow into complex layers of charred pineapple, cordite, and toasted oak. This single cask expression represents an unadulterated snapshot of Craigellachie's old-school, uncompromising heritage.
🍾 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
100% Malted Barley