Single Malt Oloroso Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 135
⏳ Drikkevindue
Enjoyable immediately; spirits do not age further in the bottle but will remain stable for decades if stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
sticky toffee pudding, mature blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Craigellachie is legendary among Scotch enthusiasts for its stubborn adherence to traditional production methods, most notably its continued use of copper worm tubs. This traditional condensing method imparts a heavy, sulfurous, and muscular character to the spirit. When this robust Speyside single malt is matured in an Oloroso Sherry Hogshead, a spectacular transformation occurs. The deep, oxidative notes of dried dark fruits, toasted nuts, and baking spices from the sherry wood wrap around the savory, meaty, and slightly smoky distillate. Single cask releases like the 'Full Cask' No 135 showcase this dramatic interplay, offering a complex, old-school dram that defies modern, lighter Speyside trends.
🍾 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