Craigellachie 2009/2026 - 16 Year Old - 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels - Sig un-chill

Profile: Craigellachie 2009/2026 - 16 Years - 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels - Sig un-chill at a glance

• Speyside with a distinctive edge: Craigellachie often stands a little apart in the Speyside region, with a style that emphasizes substance and character.
• Matured in First Fill Bourbon Barrels: The cask choice brings bright vanilla notes, ripe fruit and a clean, well-defined structure to the glass.
• Un-chillfiltered bottling: As part of the Sig un-chill range, the whisky keeps its natural texture, giving the mouthfeel a more vivid impression.
• No added colour: The bottling remains unadulterated and focuses on what developed in the cask.
• A Signatory bottling with personality: The combination of vintage, maturation and independent bottling makes this release appealing to fans of authentic single malt.

Portrait: What defines Craigellachie 2009/2026 - 16 Years - 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels - Sig un-chill

Craigellachie is a distillery known for a distinctive style that does not disappear into the Speyside mainstream. In an independent bottling like this, it becomes especially clear how much expression a distillery can bring when it is given time and the right cask. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2026 after 16 years of maturation, this single malt brings origin and ageing together in a very direct way.

The ageing in First Fill Bourbon Barrels gives the whisky a bright and approachable aromatic profile without masking its own character. Signatory chose to bottle it unchillfiltered and without added colour, allowing the whisky to retain its natural appearance and texture. The result is a Speyside single malt with clear structure, gentle sweetness and a style that convinces more through balance than volume.

At 46.0% vol., the whisky feels present while remaining approachable. It will appeal to drinkers who want more than fruit and cask influence from a whisky – those who also appreciate the distinct identity of a distillery like Craigellachie: authentic, straightforward and with enough depth for a quiet moment in the glass.

Tasting Notes: How Craigellachie 2009/2026 - 16 Years - 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels - Sig un-chill tastes

• Aroma: Ripe apples and pears lead the nose, joined by vanilla, a touch of caramel and a subtle spice.
• Taste: On the palate, creamy sweetness meets light fruit and a clear bourbon-cask influence with a soft, rounded body.
• Finish: The finish is pleasantly long, smooth and vanillic, with a gentle echo of caramel and fruit.