Sold outJun 2023In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 16 years.
“A variety of aromas were mentioned – sun-dried raisins, honey-roasted gammon, and barbecued pork spare ribs, plus a French polished writing bureau, new leather shoes and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 44.176 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 16 years old, bottled at 63.3%, released in the Jun 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
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).