{"product_id":"craigellachie-12-year-old-james-macarthur-fine-malt-selection-single-cask-468-cask-strength-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1990s-5cl-miniature","title":"Craigellachie 12 Year Old James MacArthur Fine Malt Selection Single Cask #468 Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1990s) 5cl Miniature","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCraigellachie 12 Year Old James MacArthur Fine Malt Selection Single Cask #468 Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1990s) 5cl Miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA miniature of cask strength Craigellachie bottled somewhere in the 1990s by James MacArthur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFounded in 1982, James MacArthur has now been bottling single malt whiskies for over 25 years with you in mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir policy is to select whiskies from Scottish Distilleries which are not very well known or have ceased to operate then bottling them at cask strength, thus introducing whisky drinkers to distilleries they had never heard of. This policy has been continued, with top quality single barrel bottlings from a wide selection of distilleries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly the best single casks are selected and bottled at cask strength. They don’t want to take anything away from the natural flavours of the whiskies, so there is no chill-filtration. Equally they don’t want to add anything to a good product, so no colouring is added. Just natural whisky, with maybe just a little help from a good bourbon or sherry cask.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Craigellachie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSulphur has become an emotive subject in recent years, but it is one which is also misunderstood. There are two ways in which you can get sulphurous notes in whisky. One is through the burning of sulphur candles in casks to stop bacterial infection. Although this was once standard in Jerez with the rise of bespoke casks for the whisky industry the practice has now been outlawed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second form of sulphur comes from barley and is naturally produced during the whisky-making process. If you cut down the amount of copper available to spirit vapour the higher the sulphur levels in the new make will be. What appears to not have been understood is that this sulphur disappears in time. It acts as a marker; an indication that once its cloak has been lifted a spirit will emerge either as meaty (Cragganmore, Mortlach, Benrinnes) or fragrant (Glenkinchie, Speyburn, Balblair, AnCnoc, and Craigellachie) In other words, sulphur can be desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCraigellachie revels in its sulphurous nature. The first thing you smell as you enter the distillery is the notes of cabbage and beef stock. This is rising from the worm tubs which sit at the back of the distillery. It is the small amount of copper contained within them that helps to promote this character. They also add weight to the palate of the mature spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong fermentation has however fixed fruitiness within the spirit and this tropical\/floral note emerges in the mature spirit. It’s this character: full, yet aromatic which has made Craigellachie a prized malt for blending: it has been a major contributor to White Horse since the late 19th century – with the result that it had to wait until 2014 to receive its promotion to the rank of front-line malts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65.5% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5cl \/ 50ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craigellachie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53724170617170,"sku":"CRAIG12JMSC468MINI","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Craigellachie12YearOldJamesMacArthurFineMaltSelectionSingleCask_468CaskStrengthSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_1990s_5clMiniature.jpg?v=1781220775","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/craigellachie-12-year-old-james-macarthur-fine-malt-selection-single-cask-468-cask-strength-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1990s-5cl-miniature","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}