+85
sentiment
Craigellachie 13 from Speyside is a complex and intriguing whisky with a unique combination of vegetal sweetness, spicy white pepper, caramel, and smoky notes. It offers a variety of flavors including toffee, vanilla pudding, fruit pudding, cola, tart apple pie, and berries. The whisky presents a challenging yet welcoming profile, making it fascinating for enthusiasts seeking a different experience in an entry-level expression. With a sentiment score of 85, it's a value-for-money choice with good overall quality.
Jeff Whisky
Straight off the bat you get burnt pineapple and a bit of smoke. It's very tropical, oily, and greasy. Online it's roughly £45 to £55. Being the cheapskate I am, I managed to pick it up for I think it was like £41-£42 pounds, and so that's a complete no-brainer.
Whiskey Vault
I'm getting Apple, baked like bread and apple.
Gwhisky
It's sharp but it's not hot. We got caramel, toffee, vanilla pudding, fruit pudding, and kind of like a vegetal salty note like maybe green olives. I think we've got some pretty good value here.
Whiskey is a Journey
There's a sweetness to it and it's not a fruit sweetness, it's a vegetal sweetness.
@Jeff Whisky
2022-03-31
Craigellachie 13 Review - SO OILY! - (with Gwhisky!) - Jeff Whisky Review #18
It's absolutely delicious. There is quite a longing spice that I imagine would go on for quite a while. All these flavors just coat the mouth, and it's just a sea of texture and flavor and spice and fruit and meat. Just really hearty, real hearty party in the mouth.
@Whiskey Vault
2017-07-05
Whiskey Vault Ep 138: Craigellachie 13 Whisky Review and Tasting with Glenfarclas/Glencadam cameo
I'm a fan. I'm pouring a little more. This is up there with Laphroaig.
@Gwhisky
2021-05-07
Craigellachie 13 REVIEW: The Speyside WEIRDO
I think it's worth the price but as I said you do need to be ready for something different here. This is easily one of the more interesting and characterful entry level expressions out there.
@Whiskey is a Journey
2022-11-07
Craigellachie 13 Review
I find this fascinating, I find it interesting, I find it welcoming but also challenging.