Murray McDavidCraigellachie

This Speyside single malt is a 16-year-old Craigellachie bottled by Murray McDavid for the Spirit of Speyside Festival 2025. It is a single-cask release presented at cask strength, with finishing or maturation in a Palo Cortado cask, a sherry style known for combining nutty dryness with richer, layered character.

For a novice drinker, expect a robust and concentrated whisky style rather than something light or easygoing. The age, single-cask format, and high strength suggest an individual bottling with plenty of intensity, while the Palo Cortado cask points toward a profile that may lean drier, nuttier, and more oak-led than a sweeter sherry cask style.