Craigellachie 13-year-old

Name: Craigellachie 13-year-old
Brand: Craigellachie
SKU: 57960
Rating: 82.3 (801 reviews)

Overall rating: 82.30/100
votes: 801

Whiskybase ID: 57960
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Craigellachie
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: No.: 83-LH88
Bottled: 2014
Stated Age: 13 years old
Casktype: Refill American Oak Casks
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml 1000 ml
Bottle code: L14218B700
Barcode: 5000277003389
Added on: 08 Sep 2014 12:50 pm by z-imaging

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€ 49.75

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Whisky Reviews for Craigellachie 13-year-old

110 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 82.30 points

Totoro scored this whisky 85 points
27 May 2019 7:36 pm
Has way more substance and character than most entry-level twelve-year-olds. Good body at 46%, a nice introduction to the distillery and the distillate. There are quite a few things going on here, and nothing dominates. Very interwoven and thoroughly unboring. I like it a lot.

Nose

85 85

The alcohol comes through a bit, but it's no biggie. Orchard fruits, pear skin, unripe banana, straw. There's something grassy/floral as well as quite a sulphuric / meaty aspect, à la Mortlach and/or Deanston: coal gas and barrel char. Not overly complex but very thick and substantial.

Taste

86 86

Oily, buttery, weighty. Indistinctly fruity, grapey, like a good, strong grappa. Coal, charcoal, burnt logs. Something steely. A bit like Ben Nevis's younger brother.

Finish

84 84

Ends on pear juice, tonic water, and roast aromas: burnt coffee powder.
Fortuna1895 did not rate this whisky
23 Feb 2017 7:58 pm
A pleasing little Speysider, which I think can handle a small shot of water.

Nose

The nose welcomes the Speyside. Sweet paired with special seasoning. Moist malt, a dollop of vanilla cream, a tiny bit of pineapple. Far away a cup of banana / apricot / papaya salad with chocolate. Water rinses fresh sawn wooden slats on the tongue. With malt, small hints of fruit, some cocoa powder, fruit muesli and a touch of pumpkin.

Taste

A soft start. Then malt, a little spiciness, a few spices. Small wood notes are over a light creaminess, with water much sweeter, but still the small fire. Something fresh oak, spicy malt, a very small piece of toffee, a pinch of pepper, a little mint.

Finish

When the whisky has left the throat, there is a slight residual sharpness - along with hints of yellow fruit and some fresh wood. Water gives the finish something slightly creamy. The yellow fruits show up here as well. Mild caramel notes, a minuteness of chocolate, an idea dryness.
Koning scored this whisky 83 points
14 Nov 2019 3:49 pm
Characterfull and entertaining dram. It's quite assertive at times (and sulphurous), and never predictable (every dram from my bottle gave me a slightly different expericence). Very nice to try to broaden your palate!

Nose

81 81

Malty sweetness,vanilla,apple and banana skin. Also quite vegetal (cauliflower, agave) and a hint of sulphur.

Taste

85 85

Full and a bit sharp wit salted butter, vanilla, lemon and a hint of wine vinigar. Clear but well integrated sulphur, acompanied by a whiff of smoke

Finish

83 83

Less pronounced with citrus fruits, liquorice and salt. And eggs (yes, sulphur) and again a tiny hint of smoke.
wbarchive_875995 scored this whisky 79 points
16 Sep 2019 8:37 pm
Hat for 13 years, as if Deshman's NAS or 10-12 year old blend. A distinct hole in the body, there are offsets, too simple.

Nose

Empty, with a hole in the middle, very soft. Wet piece of wood, vanilla, a bunch of malt and fresh bread, lemon zest, spirituality.

Taste

Boring, pepper and malt. Some kind of offsets of pickles and cabbage, a piece of wood, lemons, vanilla, as if there were even cereals.

Finish

Short, peppery bitter. Bread, malt, a few nuts, a wet piece of wood, an obsessive bitterness from a barrel, lemon sweets.
HammerHead scored this whisky 85 points
09 Jun 2015 8:20 pm
- Nose
  
  83 83
- Taste
  
  86 86
- Finish
  
  85 85
rottendon scored this whisky 81 points
04 May 2015 10:12 pm
The best thing about this whisky is definitely the finish. Overall, a tasty whisky with slight balance problems. A bit overpriced. Quite suitable as every day dram.

Nose

Starts with strong notes of apples, sometimes lightly fermented. Strong malt notes and some zest are without citrus. Sounds stupid, but it does. Is that sulfur? In addition, there is an intense herbal note. Crème Brulée is also to be found. What stays in the long run are herbs and Zest. Additional temperature produces artificially aromas and some dried fruit.

Taste

Wow, what a start. Since I had not counted on the nose in the farthest with. Pretty sweet, herbs and a peppery pungency. Unfortunately a bit sprightly.

Finish

After the herbs have faded, a pleasant nutty fruity note remains on the palate for longer than expected. A medium-length finish of the very pleasant kind.
Saftkenner scored this whisky 78 points
16 Apr 2021 9:25 pm
If you like fermented light fruits in the aroma, this is the right place. But I think some of the refill barrels have been used way too often and cause a slight sting here. I feel that this is a clear mistake, but I can also imagine that there are definitely people who like this.
For me there is probably no second time.

Nose

74 74

Fermented light fruits, anise, damp musty wood, lemon, a hint of oak spice, a slight hint of honey and dried herbs, pear and liquorice. Overall rather uncomfortable for my nose.

Taste

80 80

Strong but also quite alcoholic hot for 46% drinking strength.
Pear, vanilla, cardboard, herbal tea, oak seasoning, oranges, mint, a little pineapple.

Finish

81 81

Medium-long finish. Vanilla, pickled Williams pears and light oak spice.
valery77 scored this whisky 82 points
17 Mar 2021 5:14 pm
Nose

Solid, very pleasant. Malt motifs, creamy toffee, fresh wood, herbal notes, dry medicinal herbal, boiled sugar, metal shavings. 22

Taste

Medium-bodied, moderately sweet, somewhat pungent. Creamy caramel, black pepper, liquid floral honey, metallic notes, herbal bitterness, woody tannins, light sulphurous notes. 20

Finish

Medium in length, tannic, smoothly decaying, a slight sulfur content is added to the middle of the dram. 20
An interesting, peculiar whisky, although there could be less bitterness in the taste. Balance 20
Total 82
Whisky Hamster scored this whisky 82 points
10 Mar 2021 5:54 pm

Decent standard bottling of Craigellachie, no more but also no less. Good starter.
hafssol scored this whisky 86 points
07 Mar 2021 6:48 pm

Sweet fruity notes (pear, pineapple) and a bit of spice, enhanced by the 46% vol. Yet, quite smooth and rounded, for a very enjoyable and quite easy everyday dram. Tasted a sample, will come back for more.

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