Craigellachie was not a bottle that I was really aware of before going on a virtual tasting, where I got to try this as well as a lovely sample of Angel’s Envy.

Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. An Old Soul at heart, Craigellachie 13 is stirred down with pineapple syrup and bitters to complement the tropical notes found in the whisky. The nose follows suit, with sweet floral and fruity notes, a touch of pineapple and mango, while the palate opens up into symphony of sweet, creamy notes balanced by smoke and leather with a dash of crisp acidity.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The team at Craigellachie should be applauded for releasing special bottles in large numbers, as it puts off the flippers and rewards the drinkers. he asked, materialising a bottle of Craigellachie 13 from thin-air, and for a split second my answer was instinctively no, because I’m always the designated driver wherever we go. You’re there as a whisky enthusiast with a budget to spend and an idea of what you like in whisky, but both of those things are fluid entities. The Craigellachie 13 has a gorgeous caramel vanilla wave, albeit with a thinner tart edge, slight matchbox ping and a brighter zingy fruitiness.

They mention that it has a real citrus flavour, it's smooth with great notes and spice, and has smoky finish. The distillery has seen a number of ownership changes, but was last acquired by Bacadi from Diageo in 1998. Craigellachie is a Speyside distillery, in the heart of the region, which is atypical of the lighter style of whisky popularised in the 1970s to the 2000s.While interesting and different, my issue with ex-Armagnac cask finishings is we tend to not find out from which producer the casks came from. Nose and flavour both good but neither prepare you for the unique sulphurous/charred finish which I found quite unpleasant. Initially, the whisky matures in ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks before undergoing a resting period of just over a year in Bas-Armagnac casks.