Craigellachie 13 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Craigellachie (pron. Krai-GELLachy) distillery is located in Aberlour Banffshire near the village of Craigellachie at the center of Speyside. The distillery was built by Peter Mackie who already owned Lagavulin distillery in 1891. At that time Whisky experts noted that Craigellachie represented a style of Whisky seldom met with now referring to their usage of worm tubs to cool their spirit and bestow it with extra flavor; something they continue doing to this day. Worm tubs are an old-fashioned condensing system an intestine-like ring of metal coils submerged in cold water. It is through these coils that the spirit is passed and cooled slowly resulting in a curiously meatier spirit. Only a few other distilleries such as Old Pulteney Glen Elgin Mortlach and Springbank also use worm tubs. 46% ABV Craigellachie 13YO is one of three Craigellachie bottling released in 2014. Meaty and oily as is typical for this distillery the 13-year-old shows a lot of talent especiall