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Plan your fly fishing holiday in Speyside. The Craigellachie Hotel arranges exclusive access to River Spey beats and the River Avon at Ballindalloch Estate through our network of local ghillies.

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Fly Fishing in Speyside: River Spey Beats and Where to Stay
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Father’s Day in the heart of Speyside
A Michelin dinner at GEAMAIR restaurant during Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2026

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Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2026
Burns Night Ceilidh at The Craigellachie Hotel, in Speyside, Highlands, Scotland

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Burns Night Ceilidh at The Craigellachie

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Your late summer escape is just a cast away

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Old Pulteney Whisky Dinner

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We have limited availability for Whisky Festival!

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We have exciting news for you!

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The River Spey Fishing season is almost here!

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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!

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 26th August

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