John Crabbie & Co Announces Launch of 1992 28 YO Speyside Single Malt
Pioneering Scotch whisky brand, John Crabbie & Co, is building upon its award winning Independent Bottling credentials and continuing its legacy of innovation with the launch of a new single cask, 28 YO Speyside Single Malt, of which just 260 bottles will be released.
One of the brand’s oldest expressions to date, this rare, 1992 Speyside Single Malt has been matured for 28 years in a single cask from an unnamed distillery in the Glenlivet Valley of Speyside. It boasts fresh fruit aromas on the nose, with hints of spicy oak, toffee apples and chocolate caramels on the palate, all rounded off with a lovely smooth, sweet creamy finish.
Bottled at 45.5% at Crabbie’s own facility in Edinburgh, it is presented in an elegant wooden presentation case, and in Crabbie’s new, bespoke bottles. These feature embossed detailing to showcase the distinctive Crabbie elephant and ‘Leith, Edinburgh’ wording in order to further emphasise the heritage and provenance of the brand.
John Kennedy, Commercial Controller for Scotland, John Crabbie & Co, comments, “John Crabbie was well renowned for sourcing whiskies from the very best distilleries in Scotland, and as we seek to continue his legacy – this 1992 Speyside Single Malt is certainly no exception. Given the quality of the liquid and the real rarity of an age release from this Speyside distillery, this is an incredibly exciting launch for the John Crabbie brand, and we’re confident that it’ll be well-received amongst whisky fans. Plus, with the price point, and the limited production, we don’t think it’ll be available for long”.
The RRP for Crabbie’s 1992 28 YO Speyside Single Malt is £350. It is available to order now.
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John Crabbie & Co is owned by the UK’s leading independent alcoholic drinks manufacturer, Halewood Artisanal Spirits. www.crabbiewhisky.com
Awards:
Crabbie Whisky 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2018 – Double Gold
IWSC (International Wine & Spirits Competition) – Silver
International Spirits Challenge 2018 – Silver
Crabbie 12 Year Old Single Whisky
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020 – Gold
IWSC (International Wine & Spirit Competition) 2019 – Gold (95pts)
Crabbie Whisky 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019 – Gold
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2018 – Gold
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019 – Double Gold
IWSC (International Wine & Spirits Competition) – Silver
International Spirits Challenge 2018 – Silver
IWSC (International Wine & Spirit Competition) 2019 – Silver (91pts)
Crabbie’s Yardhead
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019 – Gold
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Halewood Artisanal Spirits is an award-winning UK-based craft distiller and the winner of the IWSC UK Gin Producer 2018 Award. Premium gin brands include Whitley Neill, J. J. Whitley, City of London Distillery, Marylebone Gin and Liverpool Gin.
Halewood has a strong portfolio of other high growth premium sprits, including Dead Man’s Fingers spiced rum, Rum Sixty Six, The Pogues Irish Whiskey, Gelston’s Irish Whiskey and Crabbie Whisky.
In the 2020 IWSC Awards, Halewood’s artisanal spirits won 3 gold outstanding, 6 gold, 12 silver and 23 bronze medals. In the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition they were awarded four double golds, 9 golds, 15 silvers and 24 bronze Awards. The spirits also won 9 silver and 5 bronze Awards in the Global Spirits Masters and two gold, ten silver and six Bronze in the International Spirits Challenge, 2019.
Halewood Artisanal Spirits was also recently ranked as no. 45 out of 250 in the recent Sunday Times Fast Track Awards League Table, which recognises Britain’s leading mid-market companies with the biggest sales.
The business operates 11 artisanal distilleries across the UK, Russia, Australia and South Africa including: The Liverpool Gin Distillery, Crabbie Distillery in Edinburgh, Aber Falls Distillery in North Wales, Bankhall Distillery in Blackpool, The City of London and Marylebone Distilleries in London, The Bristol & Bath Rum Distillery, Ironbark in Sydney, Halewood in South Africa and JJ Whitley in Russia. The company also operates the Hawkshead Brewery in Cumbria.
Outside the UK, the business exports products to over 90 countries around the world and has significant operations in a number of international markets including North America, Canada, Russia, Australia and China. The business has a £400m+ turnover, and employs over 750 employees globally.
The business was founded by the late John Halewood in 1978 and it remains owned and controlled by the Halewood family.