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Craigellachie 1981 Signatory Vintage Dun Eideann Cask n°2177-2181 - One of 2100 - bottled 1996

  • 43% |
  • 0.70L

A Craigellachie small batch (#2177-2181) distilled in 1981 and bottled in 1996 by Signatory Vintage for the Dun Eideann range. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the hotel. In 20…More info

  • Distillery: Craigellachie
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Speyside
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 slightly peeled off label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Remark: Bottle n°1906 Auxil Import

Lot presentation
Craigellachie 1981 Signatory Vintage Dun Eideann Cask n°2177-2181 - One of 2100 - bottled 1996

The wine

A Craigellachie small batch (#2177-2181) distilled in 1981 and bottled in 1996 by Signatory Vintage for the Dun Eideann range. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the hotel. In 2002, he bought the Edradour distillery in Pitlochry, in the Highlands of Scotland and moved Signatory Vintage vintage to the site, including the warehouses opposite the distillery. The Dun Eidann range (Gaelic for Edinburgh) enabled Andrew Symington to sell his products to several distributors in the same country, such as La Maison du Whisky, which distributed Signatory Vintage, and Auxil, which distributed Dun Eidann, in France, and Velier and Donato in Italy. A limited edition of 2,100 bottles.

The distillery Craigellachie

Craigellachie was built in 1890 by Charles Doig on behalf of Sir Peter Mackie (White Horse) and Alexander Edward, who wanted to make a more delicate and fruity whisky than those usually found at the time. Edward was also responsible for Aultmore, Dallas Dhu and Benromach. He left the business in 1900 and sold his shares to Mackie, who used Craigellachie for his blends White Horse, Old Smuggler and Old Gaelic. Craigellacie became the property of Distillers Company Limited (Diageo’‘s predecessor), who bought White Horse Distillers in 1927 and then sold the distillery to the Bacardi group in 1998, at the same time as Aberfeldy, Aultmore and Royal Brackla. For a long time remaining in the shadow of the blends it was used in for its fruity, waxy and meaty characteristics, Craigellachie was finally released as a single malt in the 1990s, with appearances in the Flora and Fauna and Rare Malt ranges. Today it has its own line of single malts, launched in 2014 as part of Dewar’‘s Last Great Malts.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Craigellachie
  • Vintage: 1981
  • Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Speyside
  • Alcohol percentage: 43 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 slightly peeled off label
  • Case: Yes
  • Remark: Bottle n°1906 Auxil Import
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Craigellachie 1981 Signatory Vintage Dun Eideann Cask n°2177-2181 - One of 2100 - bottled 1996
Craigellachie 1981 Signatory Vintage Dun Eideann Cask n°2177-2181 - One of 2100 - bottled 1996

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Craigellachie 1981 Signatory Vintage Dun Eideann Cask n°2177-2181 - One of 2100 - bottled 1996

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format