{"product_id":"glencraig-1970-gordon-macphail-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1996-5cl-miniature","title":"Glencraig 1970 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1996) 5cl Miniature","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlencraig 1970 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1996) 5cl Miniature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003eA bottle of Connoisseurs Choice Glencraig 1970 Speyside Miniature Malt Whisky . These rare whisky miniatures are perfect for collectors or make the best gifts for whisky lovers. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003eThis rare single malt was only produced from 1956 until 1981.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"value\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Glencraig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"introduction\"\u003eGlencraig was produced throughout the 1960s and ‘70s at Glenburgie on Speyside as a blending malt on a pair of Lomond stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile independent bottlings of Glencraig occasionally appear, it was never intended as a single malt in its brief life. It was distilled by Hiram Walker at the Glenburgie distillery to provide a different style of malt for the firm’s blends, such as its top-selling Ballantine’s Finest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe difference came from using Lomond stills which incorporated various perforated plates and an adjustable lyne arm to vary the reflux. It was named Glencraig after Hiram Walker’s production director, Willie Craig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1975 bottling by Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail was described as ‘sweet and fruity… with a spicy edge and orange peel aromas’. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 Alastair Cunningham and his Hiram Walker colleague, draftsman Arthur Warren, developed the Lomond still to produce a light, fruity spirit for the likes of Ballantine’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a successful trial at Inverleven, the malt whisky distillery within the firm’s Dumbarton distillery complex in Dumbarton, it was decided to install a Lomond wash and spirit still at Glenburgie in Moray in 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristened Glencraig, its newmake spirit was distinct from Glenburgie’s, and gave Hiram Walker another malt for its blends without having to invest in a whole new distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately the so-called rectifying plates in the neck of Lomond stills were notoriously hard to clean, and in 1981 they were abandoned at Glenburgie. Since then occasional bottles of Glencraig single malt have been released by Duncan Taylor, Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail, Signatory and the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday Glenburgie distillery is operated by Chivas Brothers, its whisky still largely used for the Ballantine’s blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5cl \/ 50ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glencraig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52791566991698,"sku":"GLENCRAIG70GMMINI","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Glencraig1970Gordon_MacphailSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_1996_5clMiniature.jpg?v=1771962416","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/glencraig-1970-gordon-macphail-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1996-5cl-miniature","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}