{"product_id":"clynelish-13-year-old-ralphie-edition-woodrows-of-edinburgh","title":"Clynelish 13 year old Ralphie Edition Woodrows of Edinburgh","description":"\u003ch1\u003eClynelish 13 year old Ralphie Edition Woodrows of Edinburgh\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDistilled at Clynelish Distillery and matured for 13 years in a refill hogshead, this whisky is bottled at its natural cask strength of 58.5% ABV. One of just 184 bottles produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the cat?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegend has it that Ralphie the cat was responsible for spilling whisky from the cask. A serious accusation, certainly — but thankfully, Ralphie has since been cleared of all charges. The whisky remains, the cat remains innocent, and the real culprit is still at large.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eClynelish Distillery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis distillery located in Brora, Sutherland was built in 1819. During a period when greedy land owners saw an opportunity to enrich themselves through sheep farming, many crofters, farmers and even fishermen were 'cleared' (i.e. evicted) form their ancestral lands. The lands were the clearances caused more suffering were Caithness and Sutherland. The few crofters who remained were made to work at their laird's new enterprises. Often, they were paid with tokens that could only be redeemed at their laird's shops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClynelish distillery enjoyed little success during its early years. The distillery was sold in 1896 and the new owners made Clynelish something of a success. During the early years of the 20th century, the distillery produced whisky intended for the blends of the Distillers Company Limited (DCL). During the 1930's the distillery closed down and partially reopened during World War two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1968 a larger and more efficient distillery was built right next to the original one. The original distillery was mothballed for only a couple of months. In 1969 the old Clynelish distillery was renamed Brora, it produced a heavily peated single malt for blending. This was done bacause Islay distilleries struggled with a drought during those years and Caol Ila distillery was being rebuilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth distilleries operated alongside each other until 1983 when Brora closed down. It had stopped producing heavily peated malt in 1973. In 2017 it was announced that Brora would be rebuilt and brought back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClynelish distillery produces a spirit using a rather unique set up: the spirit stills are larger than the wash stills. A long fermentation period of some 55 hours produces fruity esters. The faints receiver has the naturally occurring oils cleaned and put back every time it gets cleaned. This results in a whisky with a waxy, mouth coating palate. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodrow's of Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57436540469623,"sku":"P5897S","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/jeffreyst.com\/products\/clynelish-13-year-old-ralphie-edition-woodrows-of-edinburgh","provider":"Jeffrey st. Whisky \u0026 Tobacco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}