Craigellachie 13 Years
This distillery is continuing to use traditional Worm Tubs, to cool down the distillate. They are giving the Whisky a special taste.
This distillery is continuing to use traditional Worm Tubs, to cool down the distillate. They are giving the Whisky a special taste.
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| 9487 | |
| Craigellachie | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 13 Years | |
| 46% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| other | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Malt:
Orange:
Malt:
Orange:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Spices:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Sherry:
Honey:
Apple:
Apple:
Spices:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Oak:
Heather:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Heather:
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Pear:
Pear:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Peach:
Sherry:
Peach:
Banana:
Banana:
Raisin:
Fig:
Date:
Fig:
Nuts:
Grape:
Grape:
Date:
Raisin:
Barley:
Pepper:
Berries:
Herb:
Chili:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Grapefruit:
Oil:
Floral:
Plum:
Oil:
Green Apple:
Chili:
Pepper:
Herb:
Barley:
Floral:
Grapefruit:
Grass:
Plum:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Lime:
Kiwi:
Kiwi:
Cinnamon:
Dried Fruit:
Cake:
Ginger:
Cake:
Anis:
Lemon Peel:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Tobacco:
Blackberry:
Melon:
Lime:
Tobacco:
Blackberry:
Ginger:
Melon:
Lemon Peel:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Oak:
Oak:
Malt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Orange:
Orange:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Fig:
Fig:
Honey:
Herbs:
Honey:
Herbs:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Sherry:
Heather:
Heather:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Peach:
Peach:
Herb:
Herb:
Apple:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Pear:
Pear:
Cake:
Almonds:
Lemon Peel:
Floral:
Almonds:
Floral:
Lemon Peel:
Cake:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Pineapple:
Dark Chocolate:
Pineapple:
Berries:
Nutmeg:
Berries:
Dark Chocolate:
Clove:
Lime:
Blackberry:
Clove:
Tobacco:
Leather:
Hay:
Barley:
Anis:
Raisin:
Plum:
Plum:
Date:
Grapefruit:
Tobacco:
Blackberry:
Lime:
Grapefruit:
Cherry:
Leather:
Wheat:
Hay:
Barley:
Wheat:
Cherry:
Raisin:
Date:
Finish
Spices:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Malt:
Herb:
Herb:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Honey:
Vanilla:
Ginger:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Peat Smoke:
Ginger:
Peat Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Nuts:
Lemon:
Cinnamon:
Lemon:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Orange:
Orange:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Chili:
Pear:
Pear:
Chili:
Tobacco:
Heather:
Heather:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Peach:
Alcohol:
Cake:
Cake:
Raisin:
Peach:
Tobacco:
Grapefruit:
Floral:
Tropical Fruit:
Blackberry:
Lemon Peel:
Fig:
Hazelnut:
Strawberry:
Wheat:
Oil:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oil:
Wheat:
Hazelnut:
Floral:
Blackberry:
Medicinal Smoke:
Barley:
Apple:
Dried Fruit:
Grapefruit:
Fig:
Barley:
Apple:
Coffee:
Dried Fruit:
Pineapple:
Coffee:
Strawberry:
Lemon Peel:
Tropical Fruit:
Pineapple:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.0
Rate
172
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Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
02. Jun 2020
08. Jun 2022
04. Mar 2023
08. May 2022
13 is deemed an unlucky number, but together with its retro label it certainly helps Craigellachie to stand out from the crowd. Tangerines, elderflower and a touch of cider make an appearance on the nose, all rather light, fruity and slightly floral. The honeyed arrival is displaced by mango, grapefruit and white pepper, while bitter herbs and tannins are pushing forward. Drying oak, lemon zest and menthol mark the prolonged and sugar-coated finish. Don't be fooled by your first impression, this whisky requires a lot of perseverance to be fully appreciated.
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts
26. Mar 2020
Nosing: 
Malty cereal, Orange blossom. Marmalade. Fresh and fruity, but not intensely sweet smelling.
Taste: 
Moderately intense arrival, balanced sweetness. Light and fruity initially, then spiciness starts to grow. Some black pepper, cinnamon and clove. It has a relatively thin mouth feel and starts a bit slow, but the flavour intensity builds over time with this one. There's the barest hint of peat smoke to it, something you only pick up on after spending a bit of time with it.
Finish:
Long, and quite dry. Lots of residual spiciness.
Comment:
This is a decent release in my book. The nose is good, but the palate really doesn't match what you would think it would be based off it. It's much more malty and spirit driven than cask influenced. The initial flavour is quite light, and I'd rather it was more intense off the bat. The spiciness really kicks in over time though. Water doesn't help it much, looks like one of those which is best enjoyed neat. I'm almost sure that there's some peat smoke in it (very little), maybe residual from another batch at the distillery. I wish it had a thicker mouthfeel, though it is apparently without chill filtration, so go figure. The finish is fine, more of a continuation of the palate, but nothing overly interesting. It's well made stuff, and at a reasonable price, but I wouldn't go out of my way to buy again.
85/100
Malty cereal, Orange blossom. Marmalade. Fresh and fruity, but not intensely sweet smelling.
Taste:
Moderately intense arrival, balanced sweetness. Light and fruity initially, then spiciness starts to grow. Some black pepper, cinnamon and clove. It has a relatively thin mouth feel and starts a bit slow, but the flavour intensity builds over time with this one. There's the barest hint of peat smoke to it, something you only pick up on after spending a bit of time with it.
Finish:
Long, and quite dry. Lots of residual spiciness.
Comment:
This is a decent release in my book. The nose is good, but the palate really doesn't match what you would think it would be based off it. It's much more malty and spirit driven than cask influenced. The initial flavour is quite light, and I'd rather it was more intense off the bat. The spiciness really kicks in over time though. Water doesn't help it much, looks like one of those which is best enjoyed neat. I'm almost sure that there's some peat smoke in it (very little), maybe residual from another batch at the distillery. I wish it had a thicker mouthfeel, though it is apparently without chill filtration, so go figure. The finish is fine, more of a continuation of the palate, but nothing overly interesting. It's well made stuff, and at a reasonable price, but I wouldn't go out of my way to buy again.
85/100
08. Oct 2021
02. Oct 2018
08. Feb 2022
12. Oct 2018
20. Dec 2015
