Craigellachie 2010 Oloroso Finish
Style: Single Cask (CNY)
Cask: #10028
Year of distillation: 2010
Bottled: 2021
Age: 11
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: Butt
No. of bottles: 550
ABV: 60.6%
Release: Winter 2021
Ronnie Cox
“Butter and grassy nose then ‘into the mash tun aromas’. Floral notes soft and plant-like, then dried fruits, humbugs and cloverflower honey, marzipan and toffee. Powerful in ABV it takes to water delivering a delicious waxiness, lillies and herbs with spices and jute on the memorable finish.”
Tasting Notes
The heavy distillate from Craigellachie works wonderfully in ex-sherry wood, powerful aromas of struck matches and malting barley roll into muscular notes of dates, clove rock and sultana bread. The palate is incredibly thick bringing a waxy character carried with honey, almonds, prunes with bursts of lime and mango towards the back palate. Wood spice dominates on the finish with an array of baking spices dancing across the tongue. Powerful, complex. cerebral and moreish!
Distillery
Craigellachie Distillery was founded in 1888 by Peter Mackie and Alexander Edwards. Mackie later went on to build the Lagavulin Distillery on Islay. Craigellachie village is situated near the River Spey, where it is spanned by Telford’s famous experimental bridge.
Doug says: “Situated in the village from which it takes its name, Craigellachie looks across the Spey to the more famous Macallan distillery. Craigellachie was known to me initially as one of the key ingredients of White Horse blends but is now owned by Dewar’s to which its muscular malt adds much character.”