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SMWS 44.171: Craigellachie

“Kaleidoscopic contemplation” · Past release, no longer on sale
Kaleidoscopic contemplation - SMWS 44.171Sold outMar 2023
44.171

Kaleidoscopic contemplation

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age10 years
ABV60.5%
Caskrefill #4 char barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 44
DistilleryCraigellachie
RegionSpeyside

In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 10 years.

“A single salt crystal balanced atop a teaspoon of heather honey, alongside leather, butter and cask char.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 44.171 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 10 years old, bottled at 60.5%, released in the Mar 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.

How the price compares
At £66.20, this 10-year-old cost more than 5 of the 6 Craigellachie bottlings aged 8–12 released 2021–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £53.90 to £66.20, with a median of £64.
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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