Craigellachie 2012-2023 | 10 Year Old Infrequent Flyers | Single Cask 2340

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Bottled by: The Alistair Walker Whisky Company 70cl / 61.1%

A 2012 Craigellachie 10-year-old bottled by Alistair Walker Whisky Co. for their Infrequent Flyer series in 2023 at full strength and without the use of colouring or chill filtration.

This 10-year-old Craigellachie 2012 was finished in Cask 2340, a Madeira hogshead that yielded a nice round 300 bottles at a truly epic natural cask strength of 61.1%.

Attributes

Tasting Notes

Official Tasting Notes

Colour: Rich amber.

Nose: An unusual, but pleasant, burnt / rubbery note - almost savoury in fact. Think yeast extract, Bovril or Frankfurters on a sweet brioche roll… Nathan's Famous from Coney Island would be proud of this. This is worm tub driven complexity. Opens up further on exposure to air - toasted oak really comes through. Earthy and grassy, with vegetal notes.

Palate: Much sweeter on the palate, as the Madeira cask starts to exert more of an influence. Thick honey, toasted brioche rolls and underlying marzipan, with really lush Demerara sugars and dark toffee. A touch of allspice makes a late appearance. A very interesting dram, with the nose and taste pulling in quite different directions. A big malt; strong, full-bodied and very mouth-coating.