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 | |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Sweet:
Lemon:
Malt:
Orange:
Caramel:
Pineapple:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Apple:
Honey:
Oak:
Peat Smoke:
Herbs:
Sherry:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Peach:
Pear:
Nuts:
Banana:
Chili:
Fig:
Grass:
Oil:
Pepper:
Tropical Fruit:
Barley:
Blackberry:
Cinnamon:
Date:
Ginger:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Green Apple:
Melon:
Raisin:
Tobacco:
Herb:
Tasting
Spices:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Malt:
Oak:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Cinnamon:
Fig:
Oil:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Orange:
Herbs:
Dried Fruit:
Heather:
Honey:
Herb:
Apple:
Lemon:
Pear:
Almonds:
Peach:
Tropical Fruit:
Wheat:
Barley:
Blackberry:
Clove:
Floral:
Grapefruit:
Leather:
Lemon Peel:
Pineapple:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Finish
Oak:
Spices:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Malt:
Pepper:
Peat Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Honey:
Sherry:
Cake:
Chili:
Lemon:
Pear:
Tobacco:
Alcohol:
Barley:
Blackberry:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Fig:
Hazelnut:
Heather:
Lemon Peel:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oil:
Orange:
Peach:
Strawberry:
Wheat:
Herbs:
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All tasting notes
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts


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:



Finish:



Comment: The sugar and fruit sweet influences in the Craigellachie 13 year old expression are fantastically balanced. They're powerful, but only because they reinforce one another - in isolation, each would be quite subtle.
The sweet character becomes more nuanced across the palate. Honey and a mild impression of blackberries mingle with more identifiable nut and oak characteristics. At the farthest reaches of its lingering aftertaste, there is even a presence of high-percentage cacao dark chocolate.
Craigellachie 13 year old presents a well-orchestrated array of scents and tastes that work seamlessly together.