Craigduff 1973

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Craigduff 1973 - 32 år
04/04/1973 - 03/11/2005, Cask 2514, Sherry Butt, bottle 47 of 557

70 centiliter, 53,9%, Signatory Cask Strength Series
Experiment whisky från Strathisla

Inköpt 2005-12-21 för SEK 1799 = 25,70 kr/cl. Öppnad 2006-03-30, Tömd 2006-12-14

SB-nr: 10423 SEK 1799, 25,70 kr/cl Jim Murray poäng (2006): inga

Mina kommentarer:
Ett experiment att göra rökig whisky i Speyside. Aldrig meningen att den skulle komma som single malt. Första informationen var att den gjorts på hårt rökt malt på Strathisla. Senare har det framkommit att den gjorts på inte så rökt malt men man har importerat torvrikt vatten från Islay som använts i mäsken. Den ska också ha destillerats på Glen Keith och inte på Strathisla. Finns dock upgifter som säger att det trots allt var Strathisla ändå och med rökt malt trots allt. Min poäng: 88 p

Storyn bakom Craigduff (från Loch Fine Whisky). Officiella tasting notes:

6 October 2005
CRAIGDUFF
At time of bottling our first cask of CRAIGDUFF 1973, we believed, based on information available to us, that Craigduff was a peated malt from Strathisla Distillery. Based on our own more detailed research, we have now established that Craigduff was, in fact, distilled at the nearby Glen Keith distillery. Since first releasing Craigduff, there has been considerable “chatter” on how the whisky was peated etc. In this regard our own understanding is now as follows;- Lightly peated barley from Glen Keith maltings was used in conjunction with controlled amounts of concentrated peated water, being added to each wash charge. Peated water was brought in 45 gallon drums from Stornaway, on fishing boats into the port of Buckie. The peated water was run through the small still at Glen Keith, which was coupled to an angled condenser and water driven off to concentrate the peatiness in the remaining water. It is understood that 10 gallons of the concentrated peated water was added to each wash charge. We understand the drive behind the experimental distillation came from a sister company in Japan. Apparently, during the course of the experiment, a sample of the concentrated peated water, whilst en route to Japan, was intercepted at Heathrow airport by Customs Officials who were convinced it was whisky in disguise, and decanted a fair bit of the drum before realising, too late, that it was in fact just water. We apologise for any inconvenience that our wrongly associating Craigduff with Strathisla Distillery may have caused and would be grateful if you could update your web site and any other product descriptors to reflect the fact that Craigduff was actually made at Glen Keith.
Best regards,
Andrew Symington
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FOOTNOTE (from our Flippin' eck What a Concidence! Department - you don't get this from ordinary web-sites by-the-way) The present Mrs. Joynson recalls a school chum from Buckie; she's sure he had a 1973 summer job for Chivas Brothers at Strathisla Distillery concentrating water to make it more peaty. To be shipped out to Japan.
The plot thickens nicely...

A triumph for our crack I-told-you-so Department regarding the Great CRAIGDUFF Mystery. An email from Alan Greig, Chivas's Heritage Director:
Hi Richard
I eventually managed to catch up with Hugh Thompson (retired distillery manager at Glen Keith & Strathisla) to query him about Craigduff whisky. Craigduff was made at Strathisla Distillery and was made with heavily peated malt - probably from Glendronach Distillery. Peated whisky was also made at Glen Keith, but always under the 'Glen Keith' name. At Glen Keith the peating came from peat smoked water which was produced in Stornoway - until the plant there eventually blew up. They then started making a peat smoked water at Glen Keith which was used in the Distillery. Some of this was also sent to Japan (not from Strathisla as thought). I hope this helps to clarify some of the stories going around. And thanks for the wee sample of Craigduff at Toronto - very pleasant. Yours in spirit
Alan
And now all at LFW are insufferably smug.
Tasting notes från Loch Fine Whisky
A bizarre EXPERIMENTAL distillation of moderately peated malt and concentrated water at Glen Keith Distillery. Until now unknown.

Super! A nose of maturity, round with a primary of fino sherry and a little fishy, water reveals some peat. Taste is sherry oak (water reveals nuts). Distinctive peat on the swallow and the start of the exceptionally long finish, which fades over yonks as balanced sherry, and peat, as youd expect from a sherry matured peaty dram of this age.


Craigduff 1973 - 32 år 04/04/1973 - 03/11/2005, Cask 2514, Sherry Butt, bottle 47 of 557	70 centiliter, 53,9%, Signatory Cask Strength Series Experiment whisky från Strathisla
Inköpt 2005-12-21 för SEK 1799 = 25,70 kr/cl.	Öppnad 2006-03-30, Tömd 2006-12-14
SB-nr: 10423 SEK 1799, 25,70 kr/cl	Jim Murray poäng (2006): inga
Mina kommentarer: Ett experiment att göra rökig whisky i Speyside. Aldrig meningen att den skulle komma som single malt. Första informationen var att den gjorts på hårt rökt malt på Strathisla. Senare har det framkommit att den gjorts på inte så rökt malt men man har importerat torvrikt vatten från Islay som använts i mäsken. Den ska också ha destillerats på Glen Keith och inte på Strathisla. Finns dock upgifter som säger att det trots allt var Strathisla ändå och med rökt malt trots allt.	Min poäng: 88 p
Storyn bakom Craigduff (från Loch Fine Whisky).	Officiella tasting notes:
6 October 2005 CRAIGDUFF At time of bottling our first cask of CRAIGDUFF 1973, we believed, based on information available to us, that Craigduff was a peated malt from Strathisla Distillery. Based on our own more detailed research, we have now established that Craigduff was, in fact, distilled at the nearby Glen Keith distillery. Since first releasing Craigduff, there has been considerable “chatter” on how the whisky was peated etc. In this regard our own understanding is now as follows;- Lightly peated barley from Glen Keith maltings was used in conjunction with controlled amounts of concentrated peated water, being added to each wash charge. Peated water was brought in 45 gallon drums from Stornaway, on fishing boats into the port of Buckie. The peated water was run through the small still at Glen Keith, which was coupled to an angled condenser and water driven off to concentrate the peatiness in the remaining water. It is understood that 10 gallons of the concentrated peated water was added to each wash charge. We understand the drive behind the experimental distillation came from a sister company in Japan. Apparently, during the course of the experiment, a sample of the concentrated peated water, whilst en route to Japan, was intercepted at Heathrow airport by Customs Officials who were convinced it was whisky in disguise, and decanted a fair bit of the drum before realising, too late, that it was in fact just water. We apologise for any inconvenience that our wrongly associating Craigduff with Strathisla Distillery may have caused and would be grateful if you could update your web site and any other product descriptors to reflect the fact that Craigduff was actually made at Glen Keith. Best regards, Andrew Symington ------------------------------- FOOTNOTE (from our Flippin' eck What a Concidence! Department - you don't get this from ordinary web-sites by-the-way) The present Mrs. Joynson recalls a school chum from Buckie; she's sure he had a 1973 summer job for Chivas Brothers at Strathisla Distillery concentrating water to make it more peaty. To be shipped out to Japan. The plot thickens nicely... A triumph for our crack I-told-you-so Department regarding the Great CRAIGDUFF Mystery. An email from Alan Greig, Chivas's Heritage Director: Hi Richard I eventually managed to catch up with Hugh Thompson (retired distillery manager at Glen Keith & Strathisla) to query him about Craigduff whisky. Craigduff was made at Strathisla Distillery and was made with heavily peated malt - probably from Glendronach Distillery. Peated whisky was also made at Glen Keith, but always under the 'Glen Keith' name. At Glen Keith the peating came from peat smoked water which was produced in Stornoway - until the plant there eventually blew up. They then started making a peat smoked water at Glen Keith which was used in the Distillery. Some of this was also sent to Japan (not from Strathisla as thought). I hope this helps to clarify some of the stories going around. And thanks for the wee sample of Craigduff at Toronto - very pleasant. Yours in spirit Alan And now all at LFW are insufferably smug.	Tasting notes från Loch Fine Whisky A bizarre EXPERIMENTAL distillation of moderately peated malt and concentrated water at Glen Keith Distillery. Until now unknown. Super! A nose of maturity, round with a primary of fino sherry and a little fishy, water reveals some peat. Taste is sherry oak (water reveals nuts). Distinctive peat on the swallow and the start of the exceptionally long finish, which fades over yonks as balanced sherry, and peat, as youd expect from a sherry matured peaty dram of this age.