Single Malt Rare Malts Selection Natural Cask Strength 22YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured, historic single malt, this bottle is ready to enjoy immediately and will remain stable indefinitely if kept sealed and stored out of direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
blue cheese, dark chocolate, roasted game birds
✨ Technical Specifications
The Rare Malts Selection, launched by United Distillers (now Diageo) in the mid-1990s, remains one of the most legendary and highly collectible series in the history of Scotch whisky. This historic range was designed to showcase cask-strength, un-chillfiltered single malts from both active and lost distilleries. Among these treasures is the Craigellachie 22 Year Old, distilled in 1973. Craigellachie has long been known as the bad boy of Speyside, stubbornly clinging to its traditional copper worm tubs for condensation. This old-school technique limits copper contact, leaving a heavy, sulfurous, and muscular spirit. Over twenty-two years of quiet maturation, this defiant, meaty character transformed into a spectacular symphony of waxy honey, tropical fruits, flinty mineral smoke, and rich oiliness, capturing a bygone era of Speyside distilling.
🍾 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.
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
58.5%