Craigellachie 13 Years Old 2009 (Phil & Simon Thompson)

700ml / 50%

Single Malt

$125

A Craigellachie of a 13 year old from the bottler Phil & Simon Thompson, at 50%. Malt, tropical fruit and a savoury oil fill the glass. Water comes from a local spring in the Blue Hill area above the village. Bacardi’s John Dewar and Sons has owned it since 1998. This is the muscular, meaty Speyside malt of Craigellachie.

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SKU CRG220 Categories Craigellachie, Scottish Whisky, Speyside, Whiskey Brand: Craigellachie

Description

A 13 year old Craigellachie from the bottler Phil & Simon Thompson, distilled in 2009, bottled at 50%, one of 628 bottles. Craigellachie is a robust, fruity Speyside single malt from the heart of the region. It was launched as a single malt brand in 2014, with a bare knuckle, old fashioned image.

Distilled for the heavy, meaty spirit Craigellachie is known for, to build a robust, sulphurous, full bodied character. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, the wood adding vanilla and a waxy tropical fruit. In integration lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the malt, the worm tub weight softening to tropical fruit. Years in oak round the spirit, the worm tub weight turning to pineapple and wax. Vanillin and oak lactones from the wood lend vanilla and coconut over the meaty malt. The meaty, oily spirit takes cask flavour well while keeping its robust, worm tub weight. The robust make rewards long ageing, the meatiness giving way to tropical fruit.

At a hearty 50% it carries real weight. A robust, oily fruitiness, with a soft vanilla from the oak. A baked fruit and a warm spice lift it. The finish is long, oily and savoury. This is a meaty, tropical Speyside single malt.