Craigellachie 19 Year Old Special Reserve | Craigellachie

An Old-School Speyside Character Release

Matured for 19 years and bottled at 46% ABV, this Craigellachie Special Reserve combines spirit matured across multiple oak types before being divided between first fill sherry and first fill bourbon casks. Bottled without chill filtration or added colouring, it captures the distillery’s famously muscular and sulphur-tinged style while layering rich fruit, spice, waxy texture, and oak complexity developed through extended maturation. This release reflects the increasingly celebrated revival of Craigellachie as one of Speyside’s most distinctive modern official bottlings.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Baked orchard fruits, honeyed malt, toasted nuts, beeswax, soft sulphur complexity, vanilla cream, and warming oak spice.
• Palate: Rich and oily with stewed fruits, toffee, baked apples, sherry sweetness, citrus oils, peppery spice, and Craigellachie’s trademark muscular texture.
• Finish: Long, warming, and dry with lingering malt richness, oak spice, waxy fruit notes, and gentle earthy depth.

Specifications

• Classification: Scotch Whisky
• Style: Single Malt
• Region: Speyside, Scotland
• Distillery: Craigellachie
• Bottler: Craigellachie Distillery Company
• Series: Special Reserve
• Age: 19 Years Old
• Cask Type: Oak Casks, 1st Fill Sherry Casks & 1st Fill Bourbon Casks
• ABV: 46%
• Colouring: Natural Colour
• Filtration: Non-Chill Filtered
• Volume: 700ml
• Presentation: Includes Original Tube

About the Distillery

Craigellachie has become increasingly respected among enthusiasts for preserving a heavier and more old-fashioned Speyside character rarely encountered in modern whisky production. Known for its use of traditional worm tub condensers, the distillery produces a spirit celebrated for its oily texture, muscular structure, and subtle sulphury complexity. Once considered unconventional within Speyside, Craigellachie’s robust style has since earned a cult following among collectors seeking whiskies with greater weight, texture, and individuality.

About the Bottling

The 19 Year Old Special Reserve showcases Craigellachie’s distinctive distillery character through a combination of first fill sherry and bourbon maturation. Rather than overwhelming the spirit with aggressive wood influence, the cask programme enhances the whisky’s naturally waxy and fruit-driven profile while maintaining the distillery’s signature structure and depth. Matured for nearly two decades, it represents one of the more refined and layered official expressions within the modern Craigellachie range.

Archive Notes

Please review all product images carefully. Minor cosmetic wear to labels, capsules, cartons, or presentation cases may be present due to age, long-term storage, or secondary-market sourcing.

Natural variation in fill level, packaging condition, and label ageing can occur in older releases and forms part of the character of mature collectible whisky.

Archive Release

Privately sourced and released in strictly limited quantities. Availability is finite and unlikely to be repeated once sold.

Not every bottle is meant to be found.