Whisky Reviews

[arawa]

Came across an unusual (to me anyway) bottle of whisky in a little Highland deli and recently tried it. Assume it is from Highland Park. Very sweet, rich and long. Very enjoyable dram. Probably never see another bottle which is one of the things I like about single casks.

[SoldierPmr]

That looks an interesting one. What's the abv?

[MacTeeth]

My then girlfriend used to drink Brandy and Babycham. 50 years of marriage has cured her of that

I used tae go wi a quine like that anna...I cawed her "Bambi" - She wis a little dear..

This is a super thread by the way...I'll have tae tak a wee dram...

[arawa]

That looks an interesting one. What's the abv?

47.5. I had never heard of "Crabbie" in this context but they see to know what they are doing😀

[SoldierPmr]

47.5. I had never heard of "Crabbie" in this context but they see to know what they are doing😀

I haven't neither it's nothing todo the ginger beer company?

[SoldierPmr]

I've had a few nice whiskys recently but forgot to mention them. I cracked open this Octomore this weekend. I thought Ardbeg was a peat monster with its 50ppm. This is a lovely drink but too expensive to be a Friday night drinker.

[Fishtales]

I haven't neither it's nothing todo the ginger beer company?

It is and it is Ginger Wine.

About the Distillery:
One of the oldest names in Scottish distilling, John Crabbie & Co. was established in Leith, Edinburgh in 1801. Considered a pioneer of his time, John Crabbie produced a range of spirits and drinks including whisky, gin and ginger wine. John Crabbie & Co. was also one of the first independent bottlers of whisky. Fast forward over 200 years and the legacy of innovation and quality continues to this day.

[Bobfly]

Crabbies may be a bit smaller now. Our ginger wine mixer bottle for Whisky Macs has a Kirkcaldy postcode on the label and the words "Made in the UK for Crabbies Ltd.".

[Fishtales]

Crabbies may be a bit smaller now. Our ginger wine mixer bottle for Whisky Macs has a Kirkcaldy postcode on the label and the words "Made in the UK for Crabbies Ltd.".

Who is Crabbies owned by?
The brand name Crabbie's is now owned by Halewood International Holdings and used in relation to alcoholic and non-alcoholic ginger beer.

https://www.kaskwhisky.com/blog/crabbie-bonnington-distillery-leith#:~:text=The%20first%20spirit%20came%20off,general%20here%20in%20Scotland%27s%20capital.

[arawa]

For interest, this is one review of the Crabbie 22. I do not get all the subtle flavours found by the reviewer but it is one very interesting dram and I will be very sorry when the bottle is finished! I shall keep my eyes open for other bottles from Crabbie.😀

"Just 253 bottles of this new single cask bottling of 22 Years Old Orkney Single Malt Whisky, finished for extraordinary flavour in a rare Palo Cortado sherry cask are being released under the signature of renowned master blender Dr Kirstie McCallum, who took charge of the Crabbie whisky portfolio earlier this year.

After spending 21 years in ex-bourbon casks, this peated Orkney single malt was transferred to a highly coveted Palo Cortado sherry cask, hand selected by Dr Kirstie, before being left to rest for a final six months at Crabbie's warehouse in Edinburgh's port of Leith area.

Bottled at 47.5%, the influence of this unusual sherry is described as Amontillado on the nose and Oloroso on the mouth and gives a wonderfully complex and rounded quality to the spicey smokiness of the finished whisky.

A nose of dried fruit, vanilla fudge, forest berries and a hint of peppery smoke lead to flavours of sweet berries and cream, caramel toffee, dried fruit and hints of dark chocolate and coffee, followed by a long, smoky finish."