Craigellachie 2012 11 Year Old Exceptional Cask Series Single Cask#5191 70cl

Craigellachie 11 Year Old Single Oloroso Cask is a limited-edition whisky bottled exclusively for the 2024 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, to celebrate their spirit from The Rock of Speyside.

The goal is to always use a cask type to complement & elevate the signature character of Craigellachie. As such, Malt Master Stephanie Macleod, carefully monitors maturation & flavour development in each cask until the desired flavours have been achieved; then the whisky is deemed ready to be bottled.

Craigellachie gained importance when the railway lines connecting Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth met within the region in 1863, allowing people and goods to be easily transported across the country. The Craigellachie distillery was built in 1891 and initially owned by Sir Peter Mackie (of White Horse) & Alexander Edward. However Edward departed the distillery shortly after it began producing in 1898, leaving it entirely in the hands of White Horse.

The single malt is recognised for its tropical fruit and floral notes due too long fermentation, a reputation which it has kept, even after passing through the hands of DCL, and into Dewar's. The distillery is now enjoying a bit of a renaissance, with its excellent 31-year-old winning the title of "Best Single Malt" at the 2017 World Whisky Awards.

Bottle Number: 273 / 360

61.8% ABV

70cl