The Craigellachie distillery was founded in 1890 and built by the Craigellachie- Glenlivet Distillery Company with production starting in 1891.. Today most of the whisky produced still goes into the blends like Dewars, with only a handful of official bottles including the very impressive 31 year old which was classed as “ The worlds best”…
Category: Craigellachie
Craigellachie 2011 Whisky Illuminati
Whisky Illuminati I touched more on the society in my previous post so rather than go over the same I thought I’d explain a little more about the concept behind this series of releases and look at the ethics behind the idea.. This Solaria series might not be a first but it is fairly unusual…
Craigellachie 9 year old batch 2 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 23 and we have a little Craigellachie.. Who let the worms out ? Ok it don’t have the same ring as the song but hopefully you know where I’m going with that one.. The Craigellachie distillery was founded in 1890 and built by the Craigellachie- Glenlivet Distillery Company with production starting in 1891.. Today…
Craigellachie 31 …. (Worlds Best ? )
Any one remotely interested in whisky other than drinking the stuff will know about the many awards and acknowledgements handed out to various expressions each and every year, many of you out there will also know that when something is acknowledged as the best in the world there is a lot of scepticism surrounding that…
Craigellachie 23yo.
The last in a series of 5 tastings taken from a live tasting on Twitter. This offering is the 23yo, bottled at 46%, NCF and natural colour, it was matured in oak hogsheads and only 200 cases were available world wide.. Nose.. An array of flavours hit you all at once, vanilla, toffee, lemon drizzle…
Craigellachie 21yo.
The fourth in the series of Craigellachie whisky reviews from the live tasting, sampled on the night was the 13,17,19,21 and 23yo. This review is for the 21yo, bottled at cask strength 57.2% abv and is NCF and is natural coloured. Released in 2014.. Nose.. A big bold aroma of dark fruits March up your…
Craigellachie 19yo.
The third in a series of 5 tasting reviews for Craigellachie, tasted and reviewed live on Twitter, we tasted the 13,17,19,21 and 23yo. This review is the 19yo, bottled at 46% and is NCF and has natural colour. Nose.. This one starts of with more of a spicy aroma, ginger, aniseed and some liquorice…
Craigellachie 17yo
The second review in a series of Craigellachie whisky from a live tasting. This review is for the 17yo, this whisky has spent time in both bourbon and sherry casks and is bottled at 46%, NCF and natural colour, released in 2014… Nose.. This starts with a sweet note from vanilla and toffee, fruity…
Craigellachie 13yo
Thursday 19th November, I was lucky enough to be picked to join a live whisky tasting of craigellachie, we sampled the 13,17,19,21 and 23yo whisky, the full range sampled were all NCF and natural colour.. Here are my thoughts on the 13 yo. This was bottled at 46% and was released in 2014. The distillery…
Craigellachie
Owner.. John Dewar & sons. Founded.. 1891. Region.. Speyside. Capacity.. 4 000 000 litres. Tel.. 01340 872971 Web.. What does Craigellachie mean? It means ‘ROCKY HILL’. Because it’s a hill and it is rocky. Even when styles changed and the other distilleries moved on, Peter Mackie dug his heels into the craggy Craigellachie rock….
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