Limited edition
Celtic Connexion - Cragganmore Speyside 1997
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Description
Celtic Connexion
The founding collection of Celtic Whisky Distillerie
Long before creating its own Breton whiskies, Celtic Whisky Distillerie was already writing its history with some of the greatest Scottish single malts. Distilled in 1997 and then patiently matured on the Breton coast, these rare bottlings are reborn today within the Celtic Connexion collection.
Even before the first distillates from Celtic Whisky Distillerie, Jean Donnay traveled through Scotland in search of exceptional casks.
His intuition was simple: the maritime climate of Brittany could offer a second life to great Scottish single malts.
The casks were selected directly from iconic distilleries, transported to Brittany, and then aged for many long years in the distillery's warehouses, cradled by the sea spray, the tides, and the seasons.
That is how Celtic Connexion was born, the house’s first historic activity and the foundation of the identity of Celtic Whisky Distillerie.
Production method:
A particularly rare independent bottling from this famous Speyside distillery.
After an initial aging in ex-Bourbon casks, this whisky benefits from a secondary maturation in a Montbazillac cask in the Breton warehouses.
The result is an elegant, complex single malt with remarkable length, sold in its oak presentation case.
This limited edition consists of 209 numbered bottles.
- Distillery: Cragganmore, Speyside, Scotland
- Casked: March 1997, ex-bourbon cask
- Double maturation: starting October 2011, Montbazillac cask
- Age statement: 29 years
- Refining: Celtic Whisky Distillerie Breton warehouses
- Bottling: non-chill filtered, no caramel coloring
Tasting notes:
Appearance. Deep old gold with strong amber highlights.
Nose. Indulgent and elegant, with honey, dried apricot, raisins, and walnuts, accompanied by a lovely pastry, buttery, brioche-like, and vanilla touch.
Palate. Supple, ample, and round attack, evolving into dried fruits, sweet spices, and a beautiful malty structure with buttery notes.
Finish. Long and harmonious, with honey and dried fruits, along with a slight salinity and delicate woodiness.
