Craigellachie 11 años 2000 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Craigellachie 1994 15 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

I've got a list of my untried Scottish distilleries which I'm gradually ticking off, (of those affordable anyway). This is my first ever taste of Craigellachie..... Floral nose, quite light and then noticeably spicy. Traditional Speyside notes. On the palate it is a little richer than the nose would suggest. It's quite buttery with a touch of...

Score 73/100

Craigellachie 9 Year Old CWC Exclusive Casks

For this Craigellachie (which means Rocky Hill in Gaelic, by the way) I turn to David Stirk and his Creative Whisky Company. This was finished on a Pedro Ximenze cask and is bottled at the exact same ABV as the A.D. Rattray bottle. So let us keep water handy. The PX dominates the rather delicate and florale Craigellachie character clearly....

Score 86/100

Craigellachie 9 Year Old 1999 Carn Mor Vintage Collection

The Carn Mor Vintage Collection was launched in 2010, comprising of 24 single casks of the same number of malt distilleries. The 200ml bottles are all at 46% ABV. I got to know them during a tasting session in Ghent. This was the first and so far only Craigellachie that I had tasted so far. Time for a re-taste and put a couple next to it. The...

Score 74/100

Craigellachie 11 Year Old 1999 Commitment to Malt

Commitment to Malt is a Dutch whisky club with plenty of members. They often bottle single malts for them (I have tasted a few and even have three of their Auchentoshan in my collection, thanks to my Dutch friend Imanuel). The new bottles finally have a lable worth looking at. This 11 Year Old is a distillate from 1999. The nose is very prickly....

Score 78/100