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SMWS 44.191: Craigellachie

“Red stag” · Past release, no longer on sale
Red stag - SMWS 44.191Sold outJun 2025
44.191

Red stag

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age17 years
ABV60.9%
Cask1st fill toasted-oak barrique
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 44
DistilleryCraigellachie
RegionSpeyside

In short · Craigellachie (Speyside), 17 years.

“The neat nose suggested strawberry wine drizzled over sheep's wool, with hints of balsamic glaze, sweet brisket and venison salami.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 44.191 is a single cask of Craigellachie, in the Speyside region, 17 years old, bottled at 60.9%, released in the Jun 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 44.x is from Craigellachie.

How the price compares
At £105, this 17-year-old cost less than 12 of the 14 Craigellachie bottlings aged 16–18 released 2023–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £98.30 to £126.50, 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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