Craigellachie 21 Year Old 1990 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

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. Candied...

Score 86/100

Craigellachie 17 Year Old

After the rather disappointing Craigellachie 13 Year Old, I now have a bottle of their 17 Year Old in front of me. This also matured on American, albeit 4 more years. Hopefully this has resulted in a more interesting whisky. The ABV is the same. Aha! That’s more like it. Fresh notes of gooseberries, green grapes, pineapple and juicy pears. Hint of...

Score 84/100

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 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 nose...

Score 74/100