The distillery was built in 1891 in Banffshire at the very heart of Speyside, between Rothes and Dufftown. Here are green pastures and heather-field and the distillery is in close proximity to the blissful confluence of rivers Spey and Fiddich. From the whisky distillery, perched high on the rock of Craigellachie, one can gaze over the village and namesake, and the quaint John Telford-designed bridge which crosses the river Spey. The water is drawn from a spring on Conval Hill and feeds the 3.6 million litre annual capacity of Craigellachie distillery. Co-founded by Alexander Edward, of Aultmore fame, and Peter Mackie, of the blending company White Horse, the buildings were designed by the reputable Speyside architect, Charles Doig.
Lodgings were provided for the workforce in the form of terraced cottages. Each had their own small garden and every year White Horse would award the tenant with the best-kept garden. The casks and subsequent maturations are based off-site and the new make spirit is transported from Craigellachie to Dewar’s Glasgow warehousing facilities. Dewar’s have owned the distillery since Bacardi Martini acquired the company from Diageo in 1998. There have been independent bottlings as well as the sole official house bottling, the 2004-released fourteen year-old Craigellachie single malt.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber.
Nose: Mint fudge, blueberry, dried fruits and burnt toffee.
Palate: Big and bold with treacle, toffee, chocolate and caramel.
Finish: Lingering ginger, apple, sticky toffee and dark cocoa.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber.
Nose: Mint fudge, blueberry, dried fruits and burnt toffee.
Palate: Big and bold with treacle, chocolate and caramel richness.
Finish: Lingering ginger, apple, sticky toffee and dark cocoa.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright golden amber.
Nose: Pineapple, baked apple, vanilla, toasted marshmallow, malt, light clove and gentle smoky warmth.
Palate: Full and rounded, with tropical fruit, honeyed malt, vanilla cream, orchard fruit, oak spice and soft smoke.
Finish: Medium to long, with lingering fruit, malt sweetness, toasted oak, spice and a subtle smoky edge.
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.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber.
Nose: Earthy leather, wet leaves, nutty spice, burnt orange and black liquorice.
Palate: Sweet malt, coffee and salted caramel with layered sherried depth.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering oak spice, orange peel and dark sweetness. This finish description is a careful inference from the published profile and cask style.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold.
Nose: Ripe orchard fruit, honey, orange peel, warming spice and polished oak.
Palate: Rich and full with sweet malt, baked fruit, caramel, gentle wine-cask richness and peppery depth.
Finish: Long, warming and layered with fruit sweetness, spice and lingering oak.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden amber.
Nose: Vanilla, canned pineapple, exotic fruit, malt, soft oak, sherry sweetness and a hint of smoky liquorice.
Palate: Smooth and full-bodied, with tropical fruit, vanilla cream, honeyed malt, dried fruit, oak spice and gentle savoury depth.
Finish: Long and warming, with pineapple, spice, mellow oak, soft smoke and lingering sweet malt.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Pale gold. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Nose: Lemon and lime, accompanied by sweet vanilla and a hint of hay. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Palate: Sweet orange sorbet and green apple meet toasted almonds and a pinch of pepper. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Finish: A lovely finish with juicy mango. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to amber. This is a presentation-led inference based on sherry cask maturation and bottle imagery.
Nose: Rich sherry notes, dried fruit, malt sweetness, spice, and a firm Speyside character. This is a careful style-led summary based on the sherry butt maturation and available retailer descriptions.
Palate: Full and powerful with dark fruit, toffee, oak spice, nutty richness, and concentrated malt. This is a style-consistent tasting summary inferred from the cask type, strength, and release style because a detailed official tasting note was not clearly available in the sources I found.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering sherry sweetness, oak spice, and rich malty depth. This finish is also an informed inference from the cask and bottling details rather than a direct official tasting note.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Nose: Rich white chocolate and vanilla aromas give way to apple and malted biscuit. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Palate: Smooth and creamy, with ripe banana, mango, and peach leading into subtle aniseed and oak. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Finish: Medium in length, with subtle hints of pepper and lime. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Rich golden amber.
Nose: Honey, mead, mint, stem ginger, toffee fudge, dried apricots, sultanas and mature oak.
Palate: Deep and velvety, with apple, cider sweetness, golden syrup, vanilla, milky coffee, dried fruit and warming spice.
Finish: Long and warming, with mead, ginger, mint, nutmeg, oak sweetness and lingering mature Speyside richness.
This full-bodied Craigellachie is lent extra richness through maturation in a Marsala cask – a sweet, fortified wine from Sicily. An underlying savoury quality is met with notes of sultanas, apricots, tobaccos leaves and a medley of toasted nuts.
Distillery Craigellachie
Bottler Mossburn – Distillers & Blenders (MDB)
Bottling series Vintage Casks – No. 28
Vintage 2007
Bottled 15.11.2021
Stated Age 13 years old
Cask Type Oloroso HHD
Casknumber Batch 12.1207.28
Strength 46.0 % Vol.
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