Craigellachie13YearOld(700mL)

<p>Worm tubs. Worm what? Worm tubs!</p><p>Craigellachie <em>(pron. Krai-GELLachy)</em> distillery is located in Aberlour, Banffshire near the village of Craigellachie, at the center of Speyside. The distillery was built by <em>Peter Mackie</em>, who already owned the Lagavulin distillery, in 1891. At that time, <em>Whisky experts</em> noted that Craigellachie represented a style of Whisky “seldom met with now”, referring to their usage of <em>worm tubs</em> 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<em> curiously meatier Spirit</em>. Only a few other distilleries, such as Old Pulteney, Glen Elgin, Mortlach, and Springbank also use worm tubs. </p><p><em>Craigellachie 13 YO </em>is one of three Craigellachie bottlings released in 2014. <em>Meaty and oily</em>, as is typical for this distillery, the 13-year-old shows a lot of talent, especially at this price. Curiously interesting, the 13-year-old exudes characteristics of an older Whisky, more in the range of 18-20!</p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u> <em>Craigellachie means rocky hill in Gaeliec.</em> </p>