A departure from Craigellachie's core range.
The new Craigellachie Cask Collection, according to those behind it, initially kicks off with the distillery’s 13 year old whisky.
It is initially aged in American Oak – a combination of re-fill and re-char Bourbon barrels – and then laid to rest in Bas-Armagnac casks sourced from the northernmost part of Gascony, in France, for just over a year, to undergo a second period of maturation.
Craigellachie is an unapologetic and distinct whisky, robust and muscular in flavour with a hint of pineapple.
This whisky was bottled with a minimum age of 13 years at 46% abv.
Nose: Grapes, cherries and orchard fruits, followed by a sweet oakiness, and a slight syrupy notes.
Palate: Juicy, fruity sweetness on the palate. Oranges, dried fruit, some of those brandy notes.
Finish: A charred oak finish.