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”…
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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 LAUNCHES WORLD’S MOST UNCOLLECTABLE WHISKY
Press Release.. CRAIGELLACHIE LAUNCHES WORLD’S MOST UNCOLLECTABLE WHISKY Hamilton, Bermuda, 26th October 2018 – CRAIGELLACHIE’s latest whisky has waited 51 years to be enjoyed by people all over the world. But, CRAIGELLACHIE 51 is not bottled in a fancy crystal decanter and it doesn’t have a silly price tag. This whisky has…
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
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….