30/10/2026
CHORLTON WH**KY CRAIGELLACHIE 18 YEAR OLD
With four truly amazing releases last week from **ky it was really hard to pick a favourite. All were ex-Bourbon matured, and the distillate of each was able to do a lot of talking. After much deliberation, I think it was the Craigellachie that edged it for me.
18 years old, 2007 vintage, fully matured in a refill ex-Bourbon hogshead and bottled at 52.3%.
This is a Craigellachie where the worm tub character is apparent, it has weight, but also has lots of fruit.
Green banana, orange oil, industrial greases, bruised apple, cantaloupe melon, cultured butter, Chardonnay, finishes on some drier herbs and grapefruit rind.
Complex, fat, and intriguing...also the description of one of my cats.
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