Craigellachie 1993 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Craigellachie That Boutique-y Whisky Company 10 YO

I have very little experience with Craigellachie. I tasted their 13 and 17 YO expressions a few years back during Dewar’s _Last Great Malts of Scotland_ theatrical production. I left unimpressed. This is an independent bottling. Decent age. Decent ABV. Let’s see how it tastes. This expression is reviewed in a Highland whisky glass in my...

Score 82/100

Craigellachie 20 Year Old 1991 A.D. Rattray

For the third Craigellachie, let me seek out A.D. Rattray (formerly known as Dewar Rattray). This one matured for 20 years on a first fill bourbon cask and was bottled at very high strength. Where is my water? Hmm, this nose is very good. Very mineraly and floral. I get both wet rocks and a bouquet of wild flowers and heather. Then a lot of fruit...

Score 85/100

Craigellachie 13 Year Old

Craigellachie is a lesser known malt that was re-launched by the owners in the Last Great Malts series. Dewar’s & Sons presented their new line-up of this Speysider in 2014 with a 13, 17, 19 (travel retail), 23 and even 31 Year Old. Let me try the entry level malt of 13 years which matured on American oak. The nose keeps you waiting for a...

Score 79/100

Craigellachie 17 Year Old

Maybe regional designations don't matter much anymore, but I tend to think of "typical" Speyside whisky as _honey-flowers-cinnamon-vanilla-raisins_ and this Craigellachie is a bit different. It's from a sample a friend gave me. I don't know when the bottle was opened, nor do I know when the sample was poured. **Tasting Notes** * Nose...

Score 89/100