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This is a drample/sample-sized taste of our exclusive Whisky Sponge single cask of Craigellachie. The full-sized bottle can be found here.
To learn about Whisky Sponge/Decadent Drinks and this bottle, check out this video featuring Andrew and Angus Macraild.
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Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: fruity, funky and waxy; a bit cheesy, buttermilk, old fashioned sour cream glazed doughnuts, beeswax, and caramel sauce; the fruits start in the orchard realm with apple and pear, before adding in apricot, bitter orange, and the sort of melons you find in a free hotel breakfast buffet; there is a mushroomy earthiness and a trace of a meaty underlayer.
Palate: nutty, toasty, lush, and waxy with jucier fruits than the nose implied, and warming spices; that cheesy funk is still there, along with both beeswax and parchment paper; more sour cream glazed doughnuts, sesame snaps, and caramel sauce as well as a bit of tapioca; decadent spices, warming toasty oak, and soft nutty tones: Marcona almonds, macadamia nuts, and cashews; bright orchard, stone, and citrus fruits, as well as slightly fresher melons than the nose let on.
Finish: warming, spicy, and toasty with more nutty tones, creamy decadence, and that waxiness; all that and loads of fruit; late leather and subtly meaty notes.
Comment: this is not your stereotypical beefy faintly sulphurous Craigellachie, this is something very different; it is decadent, fruity, and waxy with a lovely little bit of funk!
Producer Tasting Note / Description / Love Letter
"This is a lusciously waxy and pristinely matured single refill barrel of Craigellachie single malt. It was filled in 2003, captured by us, held prisoner in a damp and boring warehouse for an undisclosed period of time, then finally bottled shortly after its 20th fillday. We en-glassed it at natural cask strength without any faffing about, tomfoolery, jiggery pokery or scandalous tinkering.
"It has been extradited exclusively to Canada to enjoy a laid back lifestyle on the shelves of Kensington Wine Market and eventually - hopefully - in your mouth.
"Please try to live a lifestyle in harmony with nature and remember that the path to happiness lies through the thorny undergrowth of expectation management. That, and unspeakably vast wealth accumulation.
"Love and smooches, Whisky Sponge. Xxx"