Hogmanay at The Craigellachie Hotel
Experience the magic of Hogmanay at The Craigellachie Last year’s Hogmanay celebration was nothing short of magical, filled with laughter, dancing, and the warmth of guests coming together from all over the world. Now, we’re ready to do it all over again, and this year promises to be even more extraordinary. With the festive […]
WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 30th September
Ardmore 2011 Samaroli Samaroli are an amazing independent bottler from Italy, and I would suggest if you ever get a chance to try any release from them, please do it as you are always guaranteed something amazing from them, like this Ardmore! Ardmore is a Highland distillery located about 30 minutes away from the Quaich […]
Discover our product lineup!
The wait is over – our product lineup is finally here! And where better to unveil our Whisky Mist signature range than The Quaich Bar at The Craigellachie Hotel, surrounded by over 1,000 whiskies? Named after the traditional cup of love and friendship, The Quaich symbolises sharing and connection, values we hold dear as […]
WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 23rd September
Glenlivet 12 200th anniversary A special Glenlivet to celebrate a huge milestone for the distillery’s 200th year since gaining a licence after the Excise Act in 1824. Glenlivet is one of the most important distilleries in Scotland for a number of reasons, and its historical significance can not be overplayed. There is so much to […]
WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 16th September
Glendronach Traditionally Peated Before I became the Quaich Bar Manager, I used to be a tour guide at Glendronach. It was a great experience which helped me learn a lot about the whisky industry working for such a big corporation. It also helped me learn all about the sherry industry and gave me a real […]
WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 9th September
Old Pulteney 17 Year Old WBOS This is a bit of a special “whisky of the week” as this is our first bottle from the Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland, which we have just joined. Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland, or WBOS, is a group of amazing whisky bars all over Scotland that have decided […]
We are nominated at the Scottish Gin Awards!
WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS! We’re thrilled to announce that Speyfly Gin is a finalist for Best New Product of the Year at the Scottish Gin Awards! We are on a mission to bring the Speyside lifestyle and the unique botanicals of this region to a global audience, and we are so grateful for this recognition. […]
WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 2nd September
Last week at the Craigellachie Hotel we had an amazing outdoor event with Gregor from Isle of Raasay at our Spey Shack. We were offering some delicious BBQ food, cocktails, slushies and drams. One of those drams was the whisky of the week I’m talking about here, the Raasay Slàinte Club release from this year, […]
WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 26th August
Two weeks and two closed distilleries—this time, one from a little further away from home, in the form of Glen Mhor. Glen Mhor was one of the Inverness distilleries. Inverness had a rich whisky distilling history, which by the 1990s had sadly all but disappeared, though not forgotten. Fortunately, whiskies like this amazing 1965 Glen […]
WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 19th August
This is another whisky from a lost distillery, this time hailing from just across the river from us at the Old Imperial. The story of Imperial is one of poor timing and an amazing single malt that was realised. It was built in 1897, just before the Pattison whisky crash, which meant it was only […]