Crabbie Whisky

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  Crabbie 8 Years Blended Old Scotch Whisky 43%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197186

  Eight years in cask, 43 percent and a name from Leith. Crabbie belongs to the blends that were drunk a lot and kept a little — which is exactly why the surviving bottles are interesting.

  Please note: The bottle is supplied without a carton.

  Expert description

  Crabbie 8 years Blended Old Scotch Whisky is a Blended Scotch Whisky matured for at least 8 years and bottled at 43%.

  John Crabbie & Co was based in Leith near Edinburgh and was as much a merchant house as a whisky producer. Age-stated blends were a quality marker in that period, and eight years meant even the youngest component had lost its edges. The 43% was standard for export bottlings and gives more body than today's 40%.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Malt, cereal and dried fruit. Behind them sit honey, pale caramel and a trace of old wood.

  Palate

  Soft and rounded. Raisin, orange, malt and vanilla, with a lightly spiced warmth and a dry edge from the grain whisky.

  Finish

  Medium, dry and malty, with nuts and a hint of smoke right at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: Crabbie 8 years Blended Old Scotch Whisky without carton 43%
  Distillery: Crabbie
  Region/Country: Scotland
  Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
  Age: 8 years
  ABV: 43 %
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour profile

  Soft · Malty · Dried Fruit · Cereal · Lightly Spiced

  Investment potential

  High. The release is discontinued, and older age-stated blends keep leaving the market as they get drunk.

  Did you know?

  Leith was Scotland's most important whisky port for more than a century. Casks were stored in warehouses along the quay and the blending houses sat close together — it was the harbour, not the distillery, that decided who could build a whisky business.

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  • 1pcs.
    268,00EUR
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  Crabbie 8 Years Blended Old Scotch Whisky Incl. Box 43%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197185

  Most people know the Crabbie name from ginger wine. Fewer know the Leith house also sold whisky — and that bottles from those days still turn up with the carton intact.

  Expert description

  Crabbie 8 years Blended Old Scotch Whisky is a Blended Scotch Whisky matured for at least 8 years and bottled at 43%.

  John Crabbie & Co was founded in Edinburgh in the early 1800s and became world famous for its green ginger wine, but the house also traded and blended whisky. This release comes with its original carton, which makes a noticeable difference to a collector, since packaging was rarely kept. The 43% strength and the eight year age statement place it in an era when blends were still bottled with a little more body than today.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Malt and dried fruit first, then honey, pale caramel and a dusty note from the years in glass.

  Palate

  Round and malty. Raisin, orange peel, cereal and a little vanilla, with a warm spiced edge from the 43%. The mouthfeel is softer than today's standard blends.

  Finish

  Medium and dry, with malt, nuts and a lightly smoked close.

  Specifications

  Name: Crabbie 8 years Blended Old Scotch Whisky with carton 43%
  Distillery: Crabbie
  Region/Country: Scotland
  Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
  Age: 8 years
  ABV: 43 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Edition: With carton

  Flavour profile

  Soft · Malty · Dried Fruit · Honeyed · Lightly Spiced

  Investment potential

  High. A discontinued release with an age statement and the original carton intact. Older blends carrying eight years on the label have become a niche collectors actively hunt.

  Did you know?

  John Crabbie began as a wine merchant and importer in Leith, Edinburgh's port. It was the harbour that gave access both to ginger from Asia and to the casks that later became whisky — two businesses grown from the same quayside.

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  • 1pcs.
    321,50EUR
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  Crabbies Yardhead Single Malt Whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865391-Yardhead

  Named after a warehouse district in Leith, where one of Scotland's earliest whisky-blending ventures began.

  Expert description

  Crabbie's Yardhead Single Malt Whisky is a young Scotch Single Malt Whisky, bottled at 40%, designed for mixing into cocktails. Crabbie traces its roots to Edinburgh in 1801, when Miller Crabbie founded a merchant business later passed to his son John Crabbie. John Crabbie is regarded as an early pioneer of whisky blending, personally selecting whiskies for blending and bottling from across Scotland. 'Yardhead' is named after the area of Leith where Crabbie's original maturation warehouses stood in the 1820s. The brand disappeared in the early 20th century but was revived in 2017 under Halewood Wine & Spirits with a new range of limited edition single malts from the Highlands and Islands.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  The nose offers malt, honey and a hint of citrus.

  Palate

  The palate is light with grain, apple and a touch of spice.

  Finish

  The finish is short to medium, fresh and malty.

  Specifications

  Name: Crabbies Yardhead Single Malt Whisky
  Bottler: Crabbie
  Region/Country: Scotland
  Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour profile

  Fresh · Malty · Light · Citrus-forward

  Did you know?

  The name Yardhead refers to the actual warehouse district in Leith where Crabbie stored and matured its whisky back in the 1820s, when the firm was among Scotland's early whisky-blending pioneers.

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  • 1pcs.
    40,00EUR