Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep amber with mahogany tinge from full Oloroso sherry butt maturation; rich and concentrated at cask strength
Nose
Striking cordite and rich fruitcake. Warming clove and indulgent dark chocolate. The single sherry butt concentrates flavour beyond the standard 17yo's mixed-cask profile
Palate
Full-bodied at cask strength. Dark chocolate, fruitcake richness, and warming spice from the Oloroso butt. The meaty Craigellachie character is amplified, with the sherry butt adding dried fruit and Christmas cake complexity. Fifth festival bottling — a tribute to 'The Rock of Speyside'
Finish
Long, warming finish with dark chocolate, dried fruit, and spice. The cask strength delivery extends the Oloroso influence well beyond the standard 17yo
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
Single Oloroso sherry butt — fully matured for 17 years
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