Craigellachie 13 Years
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9487 | |
Craigellachie | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
13 Years | |
46% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Zitrus:
Lemon:
Malt:
Caramel:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Apple:
Honey:
Pear:
Pineapple:
Banana:
Fig:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Barley:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Grape:
Green Apple:
Oil:
Peach:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Tobacco:
Tropical Fruit:
Herb:
Tasting
Spices:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Oak:
Cinnamon:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Nuts:
Chili:
Fig:
Oil:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Heather:
Orange:
Pear:
Herbs:
Herb:
Clove:
Honey:
Leather:
Lemon:
Peach:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Finish
Spices:
Sweet:
Oak:
Fruit:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Cinnamon:
Nuts:
Cake:
Caramel:
Pear:
Sherry:
Tobacco:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Barley:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Fig:
Ginger:
Heather:
Honey:
Lemon:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oil:
Peach:
Strawberry:
Vanilla:
Wheat:
Herbs:
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All tasting notes


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






Taste:







Finish:





Comment: tough, strong, sharp, exciting and fresh

Comment: Addition rate to my note. 4.5 will be rightly






Taste: Toasted wood






Finish: Long
Comment: A complex and varied drop. A full body of spices along with the sweetness of dried fruit and sherry. Some bitter fig as well. Caramelised toasted oaks notes throughout and a long aniseed finish. Very interesting dram. Ever so slight peat and medicinal notes.

Taste: Toffee, nut, spice, faint leather
Finish: Medium length, dry, nutty and spicy
Comment: An unusual but good dram.