Craigellachie 1973 22 Year Old

Craigellachie SMWS 44.58 - A bittersweet sensation

Craigellachie is a distillery I don't know much about, but I've always liked their malts (though admittedly, I've only really tasted the SMWS bottlings, like this one). Currently owned by Bacardi, it was built in 1891 by Peter Mackie, the whisky baron behind White Horse, in partnership with Alexander Edward. Both this, and of course Lagavulin,...

Score 85/100

Craigellachie 9 Year Old 2004 Hepburn's Choice

Craigellachie is a working horse that spits around 4 million liters of spirit out of its stills every year. Yet it is not a very well-known malt. This has everything to do with the fact that the lion’s share of production disappears into Dewar’s blend, with their White Horse label as the most important client. So we have to look at independent...

Score 68/100

Craigellachie 10 Year Old 2003 Provenance

To be honest, I have not yet tried all that many Craigellachie. What I did have did not really blow me away. This malt is important for blends such as Dewar’s White Horse. This bottling in the Provenance series is a distillate from 2003. It is very, very pale. From the moment I pour the whisky in my glass, the room fills up with a rather...

Score 60/100

Craigellachie 13 Year Old

Craigellachie 13 claims to be an old fashion made product. They boast about their worm tubs used in their process-- supposedly creating a spirit rich and full flavored. However, this is not exclusive to them. The likes of Old Pulteney, Springbank, Oban, Talisker, Craggenmore and a few more, also use worm tubs. Sounds to me there is a bit of...

Score 89/100