Copper Dog Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky | 40% vol | 70cl | Combination of 8 Single Malts | Notes of Spice | Fruit & Vanilla | Speyside Whisky | Best Served Neat or in Cocktails

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PERSONALISED BOTTLE OF COPPER DOG - Named after a vessel that used to sneak whisky from the cask to smuggle home, Copper Dog blends 8 different Scottish whiskeys, accounting for what’s best in Speyside. Simple enough to be approachable but complex enough to thrive with any mixer – and should always be amplified by a soundtrack of music and lively conversation. All notes are intended as an honest, fair, and independent review of the whisky itself, and not a promotion. Distillery workers hid these copper dogs down their trousers and in their belts, pilfering a dram before secretly sharing them around their local pub, comparing notes and hatching plans. Copper Dog is a stunning Speyside blend of no less than eight different single malts that each present their own flavour and personality.

These speyside rascals and characters are the inspiration for this unique blend of no fewer of eight single malt whiskies, slowly married together in old oak cask. A 15-year-old Glenallachie single malt, matured in a combination of Pedro Ximenez and oloroso sherry casks, creating a smooth, rich character. Ok, I’ll try it for consistency’s sake… A scant few drops of water muddy the previously clear lemon note on the aroma, and predictably render the palate even more bland. Chances are, if you were a worker in one of the old Speyside distilleries back in the late 19th century, you may have occasionally snuck a taste of the spirit your distillery was crafting through the use of a cleverly concealed device known as a ‘copper dog’. One of Brazil’s favourite Cachaça, Velho Barreiro is delicate on the nose but powerful earthy tones come through when you sip.The whisky is targeted to be enjoyed either neat or in cocktails and mixed drinks, and is bottled at 40% ABV. Speyside is considered to be the heart of Scotch whisky due to its close proximity to the River Spey, which offers a quality of water unlike any other water source found in Scotland. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The rich and smooth texture is a result of the finest malt whiskies sourced from the renowned Speyside region. Overall, a good addition for the cabinet if you are after a little something for your whisky cocktail – particularly if you’re the type that would consider mixing whisky with anything as sacrilege. Copper Dog scooped Double Gold at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition - one of the oldest spirit competitions of its kind, running for nearly two decades. It was born in a pub and that’s how Copper Dog is best enjoyed: in a convivial atmosphere amongst friends. As the name suggests, Copper Dog Scotch was built on mischief, that is accessible, drinkable and mixable.The Hotel’s pub Copper Dog, welcomes local distillery workers and highland explorers to enjoy the whisky that captures the magic of Speyside. Copper Dog originates from the ingenious method by which distillery workers used to filch a dram or three of whisky to take home.

Enjoyed neat or with a mixer - especially apple juice, ginger ale or sparkling cola Perfect base for cocktails such as the Old Fashioned or Whisky Sour. In years long-passed, distillery workers would help themselves to a dram using a ‘copper dog’; a pipe hidden inside the leg of their trousers. First created at the Craigellachie Hotel, the resulting blend is bottled at 40 per cent ABV and features a combination of eight unspecified Speyside single malts supplied by Diageo, the world’s largest Scotch whisky producer.When it comes to the palate you can reveal in malty walnut depth, sticky manuka honey and that gentle smoke weaving into the midst. She moved to Portland, Oregon in 2019 where she graduated from Portland State University as an English Literature major with a minor in Writing. As you pour a glass of this exceptional whisky, you'll be greeted with a delightful aroma that hints at the complex flavors within. The name of both the whisky and the pub refer to a makeshift device once used by distillery workers to illicitly sample and carry whisky from maturing casks. A blended malt Scotch whisky named after a little piece of kit used once upon a time by distillery workers to covertly sneak spirit home.