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SMWS 44.132: Craigellachie

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44.132

Cracking black pepper nuts

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age12 years
ABV61.4%
Outturn280 bottles
CaskRefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 44
DistilleryCraigellachie
RegionSpeyside

In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 12 years.

“Bottle limited to 2 per member The nose neat was d a fascinating combination of sea salt infused with the exotic spice of saffron to create a salted caramel brittle…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£62View on SMWS

SMWS 44.132 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 12 years old, bottled at 61.4%. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.

How the price compares
At £62, this 12-year-old cost less than 6 of the 7 Craigellachie bottlings aged 10–14 released 2022–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £62 to £83.80, with a median of £66.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Craigellachie

High above the Spey since 1891, Craigellachie keeps the old ways on purpose. Its worm-tub condensers, coiled in cold water outside, breed a heavier, sulphury, struck-match muscle that traditionalists prize like a secret. Part of the Dewar's family (Bacardi).

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