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SMWS 44.163: Craigellachie

“"A beaker full of the warm south"” · Past release, no longer on sale
"A beaker full of the warm south" - SMWS 44.163Sold outMay 2023
44.163

"A beaker full of the warm south"

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age20 years
ABV58.3%
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 44
DistilleryCraigellachie
RegionSpeyside

In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 20 years.

“We chased flitting butterfly aromas of blackcurrant, brambles and raspberry coconut bars, candied orange, dried figs, vanilla ice-cream float and sanded oak.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£137.50View on SMWS

SMWS 44.163 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 20 years old, bottled at 58.3%, released in the May 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.

How the price compares
At £137.50, this 20-year-old cost more than 6 of the 8 Craigellachie bottlings aged 18–20 released 2023–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £115 to £150.80, with a median of £121.
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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