Whisky Of The Week – The Craigellachie Hotel

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 […]

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

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 to work together and share their love for Scotland’s national spirit. With enthusiasm and passion, each whisky bar is dedicated to the education, exploration, growth and development of whisky within the on-trade in Scotland. This will be the first of many bottlings we will have behind the bar from WBOS, and what a way to start with an amazing 17 Year Old Pulteney matured in a bourbon barrel. As well as selling this by the dram, we will have a limited number of bottles for your next visit! - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

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 […]

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

Glen Mhor 1965 🥃 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 Mhor are still being released, keeping that history alive. There is also a glimmer of hope for Inverness’s whisky tradition, as the Uile-Bheist distillery opened in the city a couple of years ago, producing both single malt and beer. This whisky has a slight earthy peat note as well as a lovely caramel sweetness. It’s a sip of history in a bottle. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

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 […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 12th August

Chewing on a Pirate’s Wooden Leg 🥃 This is a bit of a special whisky of the week because it allows us to give an announcement as well. We are back to being an SMWS partner bar. SMWS, or the Scottish Malt Whisky Society, was formed in 1983 with a key message of doing things […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 5th August

This is a bit of a special and different whisky of the week, this time Glen Flagler. Glen Flagler was set up in the Garnheath’s grain distillery in Airdrie, one of many that was erected inside of a grain facility in the 1960s. The distillery was primarily designed to be used in blends as a compliment to the grain spirit from Garnheath, but you can find a few bottles of this rare single malt floating around. The distillery only produced whisky for 22 years and closed in 1988. This whisky has a slight peat note and is almost like an old leather book in the best way possible. This is a chance to try a very rare and amazing dram. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Glen Flagler Rare All-Malt Scotch 🥃 This is a bit of a special and different whisky of the week, this time Glen Flagler. Glen Flagler was set up in the Garnheath’s grain distillery in Airdrie, one of many that was erected inside of a grain facility in the 1960s. The distillery was primarily designed to […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 29th July

This year has proven to be a very significant year for a lot of distilleries, with many around us here at The Quaich celebrating 200 years since their founding. If we go a little further away from Speyside and head to Campbeltown, we can find the Glengyle Distillery celebrating 20 years since its founding in 2004. Built by the same company as Springbank, Glengyle was revived after its closing in 1925. This made the third distillery in Campbeltown and helped the region hold on to its regional status and one of the 5 in Scotland. The heavily peated edition is exactly what it sounds like: full of smoke, a lovely sea brine, and the standard Campbeltown funk, which we have come to know and love in the smallest region in Scotland. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Kilkerran Heavily Peated 🥃 This year has proven to be a very significant year for a lot of distilleries, with many around us here at The Quaich celebrating 200 years since their founding. If we go a little further away from Speyside and head to Campbeltown, we can find the Glengyle Distillery celebrating 20 years since […]

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