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SMWS 44.185: Craigellachie

“Nectarous tenebrosity” · Past release, no longer on sale
Nectarous tenebrosity - SMWS 44.185Sold outFeb 2025
44.185

Nectarous tenebrosity

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age18 years
ABV60.2%
Cask2nd fill toasted hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 44
DistilleryCraigellachie
RegionSpeyside

In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 18 years.

“This multidimensional nose ranged from toasted nuts and jamon serrano to chocolate raisins, lavender oil and the smoky dryness of spiced vanilla.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 44.185 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 18 years old, bottled at 60.2%, released in the Feb 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.

How the price compares
At £115, this 18-year-old cost less than 10 of the 18 Craigellachie bottlings aged 16–20 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £98.30 to £150.80, with a median of £117.
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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