Craigellachie 17 YO
It used to be a rather rare sight to see an official bottling of Craigellachie single malt. Well after years of waiting, in 2014, four turned up all at once! The 17 year old expression really shows off the meatiness of this Speysider’s spirit – top stuff.
Smak: It opens very sweet with pineapple and custard creams, though the meatiness soon shines through. More smoke on the palate than the nose, with a touch of clove and oak.
Lukt: Apple crumble, melon and raisins. Honey’d barley, a little hint of smoke and vanilla ice-cream.
Ettersmak; Waxy and smoky on the finish.
Farge: Middels dyp gyllenbrun.
Lagret: 17 år
Produsent: Craigellachie
Distrikt, underdistrikt: Skottland, Speyside
Alkoholprosent: 46%
Craigellachie Destillery
Craigellachie-destilleriet er et enkelt malt skotsk whiskydestilleri i Aberlour, Banffshire nær landsbyen Craigellachie i sentrum av det whiskyproduserende området i Speyside i Skottland. Navnet Craigellachie betyr «steinete bakke» og refererer til klippen som har utsikt over Spey rett overfor Macallan-destilleriet.
The Craigellachie distillery was built in 1891 by Craigellachie Distillery Co. Limited, a group of blenders and merchants led by Alexander Edward. Two years later, it was incorporated as a limited company and in 1896 it was reconstructed as Craigellachie-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd.
During the years that followed, ownership passed to Peter Mackie (in 1916), the Distillery Company Limited (in 1927) and SMD (in 1930). The transfer to SMD marked the beginning of a period of stability for Craigellachie; apart from a reconstruction in 1964-65 during which the number of pot stills was doubled, relatively little happened at the distillery. In 1998, it was sold to John Dewar & Sons.
During its history, the distillery has released only a handful of official bottlings. The distillery’s product is currently primarily used for Dewar’s blended whisky.
In 2014, a 13-year-old, 17-year-old, a travel retail exclusive 19-year-old, and a limited 23-year-old were released as part of the Dewar & Sons’ Last Great Malts of Scotland.