This exceptionally rich and dark bottling of a single cask of 12 Year Old Craigellachie had an extended finish in a pair of ex-Oloroso Sherry Octaves. The resultant whisky is bold with notes of stewed orchard fruits, damson and plum jam, dark chocolate, nutmeg and treacle toffee.
The casks turned out 206 bottles, of which 24 have made the journey Downunder.
Bottled at cask strength of 55.1% ABV.
Craigellachie famously uses worm tubs to condense its spirits during distillation, meaning the spirit passes through a copper pipe spiral in a vat filled with water. The traditional method, it creates heavy, meaty spirits that showcase great texture and complexity with age.
The Whisky Cellar was founded by Keith Bonnington, a Keeper Of The Quaich, and is based out of Edinburgh. Before branching out on his own, Bonnington spend almost two decades in the Scotch industry with 11 years at Edrington working with Macallan, Highland Park and Glenrothes. Bottling single casks batch by batch, they pull from a wide variety of well known distilleries, with a style that leans toward the richer side.
