Caisteal Chamuis 12 Year Old is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky produced by Mossburn Distillers & Blenders using a selection of single malts from the Scottish islands. It is in the style of island whiskies heavily characterized by peat .
Its name, Caisteal Chamuis, means "Castle Camus" and refers to an ancient fortress located on the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye. The castle is believed to have played a strategic role in establishing the MacLeod clan's influence over this part of the island.
The production of Caisteal Chamuis 12 Year Old relies on a multi-stage maturation process. The various single malts are first aged for 12 years in American oak hogshead casks. They then undergo a double maturation in ex-sherry Oloroso casks.
This second phase combines, in particular, 230-liter American oak casks, previously used to age Oloroso sherry in Spain, with 500-liter European oak casks integrated into the brand's solera-style aging system. This method allows for shaping the structure of the blended malt while imparting the characteristic influence of the sherry casks.
Caisteal Chamuis 12 Year Old is bottled at 46% vol., without added colouring and without chill filtration, in order to best preserve the characteristics of the whisky.
