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SMWS 44.156: Craigellachie

“Roasted salsify and lemony tahini” · Past release, no longer on sale
Roasted salsify and lemony tahini - SMWS 44. 156Sold outSep 2022
44. 156

Roasted salsify and lemony tahini

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age15 years
ABV61.8%
Cask2nd fill ex-px hogsgead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 44
DistilleryCraigellachie
RegionSpeyside

In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 15 years.

“We imagined varnishing a dark walnut wood fence, opening a grow bag with sweet soil or a wooden cabinet containing an array of exotic spices.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 44.156 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 15 years old, bottled at 61.8%, released in the Sep 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.

How the price compares
At £89.10, this 15-year-old cost less than 7 of the 12 Craigellachie bottlings aged 14–17 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £76.20 to £115, with a median of £98.
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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