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Gordon and MacPhail, the Elgin grocer laying down casks on South Street since 1895, bottled this Glencraig, a 24 year old, at 40%. Full and oily, all baked apple and a thick honey. From Glenburgie near Alves, founded in 1810 as Kilnflat. This is Glencraig, the heavier malt from Glenburgie’s old Lomond stills. This is a waxy, oily Speyside single malt.
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A Glencraig of a 24 year old chosen by Gordon and MacPhail, distilled in 1970, at 40%. Glenburgie is a Speyside single malt, this a heavier, oilier make than its light house style. The Lomond stills, with adjustable plates in the neck, gave a fuller, oilier spirit. It has been a core malt of the Ballantine's blend since Hiram Walker bought it in 1936.
The spirit was distilled to a fuller, oilier cut, for a thick, waxy spirit unlike the light house style. Ex-Bourbon casks held it, the American oak lending vanilla and a light honey. At this evaporative stage ellagitannins lend structure while oxidation builds a richer tropical fruit over a candle wax depth. A soft waxiness from the spirit carries a thread through the maturation. The spirit deepens with time, the cask drawing out a soft beeswax. First fill wood drives the maturation, the cask clear in the spirit.
Reduced to 40%, it is mellow and fragrant. A heavier, fruity sweetness with a waxy depth, with a gentle oak sweetness. The body is fuller and oily, the fruit wrapped in wax. A rich finish closes on apple and a deep beeswax. This is a deep, oily Speyside single malt.
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