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SMWS 44.180: Craigellachie

“A forage into orange” · Past release, no longer on sale
A forage into orange - SMWS 44.180Sold outJul 2024
44.180

A forage into orange

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age18 years
ABV60.1%
Cask#4+ char new oak hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 44
DistilleryCraigellachie
RegionSpeyside

In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 18 years.

“Sophisticated and complex, the nose suggested maple candies, barley sugars and golden syrup, with hints of duck à l’orange (with a cherry on top).…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£117View on SMWS

SMWS 44.180 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 18 years old, bottled at 60.1%, released in the Jul 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.

How the price compares
At £117, this 18-year-old cost more than 11 of the 19 Craigellachie bottlings aged 16–20 released 2022–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £88.20 to £150.80, with a median of £115.
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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