Menu
Book Now
Packages
Winter Rates
Menu
Book Now
Packages
Winter Rates
Journal

Latest news from
The Craigellachie Hotel

Events

Hogmanay at The Craigellachie Hotel
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 Bar, heading towards Aberdeen. It produces a peated style whisky, which makes it quite different from the distilleries around it. Expect a quite oily whisky with quite a few savoury, meaty notes but then a sweet spice to balance it all out. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 30th September
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 we bring you the essence of Speyside in every product. Introducing our full lineup: - Body Wash and Lotion - Hand Wash and Lotion - Shampoo and Conditioner - Laundry Shampoo & Conditioner The best part… You could win a year’s supply of products! Head over to our website to find out how!

Craigellachie at Home

Discover our product lineup!
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 talk about with the distillery, more than I can do on one post for a whisky of the week, but the short of it is without Glenlivet, our beloved whisky industry looks a whole different today. The whisky itself is solely matured in American oak casks, which give it a sweet, tangy lot with a lot of tropical fruit and orchard fruit. The perfect whisky to start a night with. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 23rd 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 appreciation for the work done in Spain to ensure we have our favourite sherry bombs. This is a Glendronach that is unlike any other. For one, it is not just sherry casks but also a port pipe, but more importantly, it is peated. Think of a peated barley candy with a red fruit jam, perfect for someone just starting on their peated whisky journey.  - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 16th 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

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 9th September
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. And of course, a huge thank you to our amazing Speyside community for their constant support and inspiration! If you would like to enjoy a taste of Speyfly, secure a bottle: https://lnkd.in/dfETjwRE and join us in the excitement ahead of the awards on October 30th!

Journal

We are nominated at the Scottish Gin Awards!
Last week at the Craigellachie Hotel we had an amazing outdoor event with Gregor from @raasaydistillery 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, which was matured in Rye and Amontillado. The Slàinte Club from Raasay is a great way to get news from the distillery and get some other benefits, including amazing bottles like this one. We will leave a link on stories if you would like to sign up. The whisky itself has fantastic DNA that runs through all Raasay, as well as a lonely toffee and fruit note. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 2nd September
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

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 26th 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 open for two years before being mothballed in 1899. This part of the distillery's history reflects the rest of it. In 2013, the Imperial was demolished, and a new distillery, Dalmunach, was planned for the site. There is a lovely old note to this whisky, with vanilla and apple coming through. A whisky that never got its time, but a brilliant one nevertheless. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 19th August
WHISKY OF THE WEEK - 5th August

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 12th 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

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 5th August

Journal

Speyfly Gin is back in stock!
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

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 29th July
One for the golf fans out there (which I am not). Golf is tied to Scotland at the hip and is one of the first things people think of when they picture our beautiful country. This Loch Lomond is a special edition celebrating the 152nd Open at Royal Troon in Scotland. Loch Lomond is known for being a very experimental distillery producing pretty much any style of whisky you could think of and also using different styles of yeasts and casks. This whisky has been matured in a Chardonnay wine cask and comes with a lot of honey, apple, vanilla and pears. The finish also comes with a milk chocolate and citrus note, which makes this whisky perfect after a long day on the golf course.

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 23rd July
When you think of Scotland, I’m sure whisky is one of the first things that come to mind and then I’m sure tartan bagpipes and midges follow but what about Vikings? Vikings had a huge influence on Scotland, and still to this day we celebrate our connection to them and the shared history we have with them. Even for me personally, my ancestors came along from Denmark hundreds of years ago, but why am I talking about Vikings in a whisky of the week? That is because this whisky from Wolfburn is called Langskip, which is one of the old Viking longboats, and well also because I like talking about Vikings. Wolfburn is one of the northernmost distilleries on mainland Scotland located all the way up in Thurso. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 15th July
When I turned 18, living in Aberdeen, there weren’t many chances to work in whisky, so I worked in a supermarket till I could figure out a path to what I really wanted to do. That path for me came in the form of a University degree in International hospitality management. During this degree, I was given the opportunity to work on Islay at a hotel, which I jumped at. I still remember the first time visiting Bruichladdich and seeing what the amazing world of the distillery was like. Bruichladdich is of all different kinds, from Islay Barely’s to Black Arts, not to mention the Port Charlottes and Octomores. If you can do it in whisky, it feels like Bruichladdich is attempting to do it, and in everything they are trying, they are doing well. I can not remember ever drinking anything from them, which was not amazing. Now, this whisky is bright, spicy, sweet, and salty, with a citrus note running throughout it. A lot of lemon creamy toffee, but it’s very balanced and a great whisky for any time of the day or night. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Whisky Of The Week

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 8th July
The Craigellachie Hotel was described by Condé Nast Traveller as “the oldest and greatest whisky hotel in the world”. The Craigellachie has 26 bedrooms, and it’s home to the oldest pub in Speyside: the Spey Inn, an old drovers inn dating back to 1703, and to the world-renowned Quaich Bar, where guests and tourists can savour over 1,000 single-malt whiskies alongside some of the best cocktails.

Journal

NEW WHISKIES AT THE QUAICH BAR

SCOTLAND’S OLDEST
WHISKY HOTEL

Contact

The Craigellachie Hotel,
Victoria St,
Craigellachie,
Aberlour,
AB38 9SR

t: +44 1340 881204
e: reservations@craigellachiehotel.co.uk

Follow Us

Follow us on social media to stay up to date with our latest news, events and releases of our brands: Speyfly Gin, Quaich, Spey Soda and Craigellachie at Home.

Instagram Facebook Linkedin

© The Craigellachie Hotel. All rights reserved.

Winter Escapes

Book direct your next winter escape and get access to exclusive rates.

Book Now

Home

Rooms

Spey Inn

Quaich Bar

Memberships

Private Hire

Packages

Shop

Distillery Tours

Craigellachie Sport

Craigellachie at Home

Speyside Through the Seasons

Journal

Contact