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Craigellachie 17 – the Hidden Gem of this Range

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Craigellachie 17 – the Hidden Gem of this Range

Once again, I’ll evoke the principle of de gustibus non est disputandum and take a different direction than others who have written on this series (namely my friend and colleague Yoav of Whisky Gospel) . There are quite a few distilleries that I find a lower range expression to be better than a higher expression, and Craigellachie…

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Bacardi Breaks into Single Malt Market With the Craigellachie 13

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Bacardi Breaks into Single Malt Market With the Craigellachie 13

Craigellachie is spearheading Dewar’s (i.e. Bacardi’s) emergence into the single malt market with five core expressions: 13, 17, 19 (travel retail), 23 and 31. When this move was announced in August, there was much excitement about the expressions (of all Dewar’s distilleries) being with full age statements, 46% ABV, non chill filtered and natural color. Here’s a…

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Old Particular Craigellachie 18 – A Distinctive Sherry Bomb

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Old Particular Craigellachie 18 – A Distinctive Sherry Bomb

Dewar’s single malt distilleries (except for Aberfeldy which has been available on the market as a single malt) are making their first strides into the single malt market , spearheaded by Craigellachie. But Dewar’s malts were readily available before this move, if you knew where to look. Douglas Laing’s fruitful relationship with much of the…

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