Craigellachie 16 Year Old 2007 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail 70cl, 64.5%
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to rich amber. This is an inference based on the refill sherry puncheon maturation and the published tasting profile.
Nose: Red stewed berries, ginger spice, and pressed apple, followed by toffee, raspberry compote, and cocoa powder. This is supported by the reviewed tasting note.
Palate: Rich blackcurrant combines with Demerara sugar and clementine, while dark plum and figs are balanced by black pepper. This is supported by the reviewed tasting note.
Finish: Full and long, with charred oak and dark forest fruit. This is supported by the reviewed tasting note.
Description
Craigellachie 16 Year Old 2007 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail 70cl, 64.5% is a single malt Scotch whisky from Speyside, bottled at cask strength after 16 years of maturation in a single refill sherry puncheon between 2007 and 2024. It is a bold independent bottling with real intensity, combining Craigellachie’s naturally weighty spirit with the darker fruit and spice influence of sherry cask ageing.
This release is limited to 604 bottles, which gives it much stronger enthusiast appeal than a regular batch bottling. The profile leans into stewed berries, pressed apple, toffee, cocoa, blackcurrant, clementine, dark plum, figs, pepper, charred oak, and dark forest fruit, making it a rich and powerful dram with both depth and structure.
Why Choose Craigellachie 16 Year Old 2007 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail 70cl, 64.5%
It is a 16-year-old Craigellachie bottled for the Connoisseurs Choice range.
It is bottled at a powerful 64.5% ABV cask strength.
It was matured in a single refill sherry puncheon between 2007 and 2024.
It is a limited release of 604 bottles.
It offers a rich flavour profile built around red berries, blackcurrant, clementine, dark plum, figs, spice, and charred oak.
Ideal For.
Collectors looking for a limited single-cask Speyside bottling with a clearly stated bottle count.
Fans of rich sherried whisky with dark fruit, spice, and dense texture.
Pouring neat or with a few drops of water to explore the fruit, oak, and spice in more detail. This is an inference based on the cask strength bottling and flavour profile.
Buyers who want an independent bottling with more individuality and shelf appeal than a standard distillery release. This is an inference based on the single-cask format, age statement, and limited outturn.
Product Details
Product: Craigellachie 16 Year Old 2007 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & MacPhail.
Distillery: Craigellachie.
Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail.
Range: Connoisseurs Choice.
Country: Scotland.
Region: Speyside.
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
Vintage: 2007.
Age: 16 Years Old.
Bottle Size: 70cl.
ABV: 64.5%.
Cask Type: Single refill sherry puncheon.
Cask Number: 900582.
Bottling Year: 2024.
Bottle Count: 604 bottles.
Collector’s Note
This is a proper collector-friendly bottle rather than just a high-strength drinker’s release. The combination of Craigellachie distillery, Connoisseurs Choice branding, single-cask presentation, 64.5% strength, and a stated outturn of 604 bottles gives it genuine appeal for buyers who enjoy limited independent Speyside bottlings.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.6 kg |
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