Craigellachie 13-year-old

Overall rating: 82.41/100
votes: 581

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Craigellachie
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
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

Average value

€ 48.08

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Whisky Reviews for Craigellachie 13-year-old

88 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 82.41 points

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.
Misery scored this whisky 79 points
16 Sep 2019 8:37 pm

Craigellachie 13 yo | 46% | 19 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 79pts
N: Empty, with a hole in the middle, very soft. Wet piece of wood, vanilla, a bunch of malt and fresh bread, lemon zest, spirituality.
T: Boring, peppery malt. Some kind of offsets of pickles and cabbage, a piece of wood, lemons, vanilla, as if there were even cereals.
F: Short, peppery bitter. Bread, malt, a few nuts, a wet piece of wood, an obsessive bitterness from a barrel, lemon sweets.
B: 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.
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.
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.
birkzehn scored this whisky 85 points
01 Oct 2019 3:28 pm
Nose

87 87

Taste

84 84

Finish

85 85
Jordanite scored this whisky 83 points
01 Sep 2019 9:49 am
Craigallachie heavily promotes their use of the traditional wormtub over the more modern style condenser for its ability to increase the amount of copper contact the spirit experiences and hence impart greater complexity to the whisky. However all things considered, I'd still classify this as a relatively simple and easy-drinking whisky. The nose is a fairly balanced mix of light florals and orchard fruits, with some evidence of that savoury flavour from the copper in the background. The palate is, likewise, relatively straightforward, continuing with the nose: florals, orchard fruits and a touch too much wood bitterness on the end. With water things become more balanced and the flavour noticeably improves. The finish contains a bit more savoury than that palate and a little more heat. Overall it is a decent whisky.
gallfux did not rate this whisky
25 Aug 2019 8:23 pm
Solid malt. You can drink it. But that's just not something that blows you away. A neat entry-level paint. Not more but also not less.

Nose

Malt sweetness. Yellow apple. Pear dish. Flowerhoney. Floral notes. A little bit of dabbling. Caramel. In addition, some citrus notes. Rather a light, fresh and fruity nose.

Taste

In the mouth first the distinct malt sweetness. Sugar candy. Then slightly floral / herbal hints paired with the fruit. Then it tingles. Citrus shower. But this is slowly synonymous in a certain sharpness.

Finish

The sharpness now subsides and goes back into the tingle. Sour wine gum. Pear dish. Maybe some hops.
craide scored this whisky 82 points
19 Jun 2019 8:19 pm
Nose

83 83

Taste

83 83

Finish

81 81
craide scored this whisky 82 points
19 Jun 2019 8:19 pm
Nose

83 83

Taste

83 83

Finish

81 81

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