Craigellachie 13 Year Old Whisky 70cl

I have had a few bottles of this, its always impressed me. I get Butterscotch, Orange Blossom and marmalade, hints of pear and toffee. For the price its a good buy. I never picked the meaty or sulphorus notes other reviewers have remarked on. I have picked up plenty of sulphur notes on the more expensive Macallans though.

Seriously good drop. Very distinctive old school Speyside flavour. Right up there for me, and now on my second bottle.

Not getting the 'meaty, burnt popcorn, treacle tart' notes describe - more a robust, smooth whisky just bursting with gorgeous fruit flavour. Right up there as a top five for me.

This is a terrific whisky, rich with an oily mouthfeel. Plenty of mango and pineapple along with a lovely savoury note. This and the Bas Armagnac cask finish are top notch!

I get a lot of the classic speyside flavors on the nose and palate. Fruitier than most, but a brighter fruit, slightly citrusy. I don't know that I'd go as far as the pineapple. After a few sips, I get a slightly metallic flavor on the back of the tongue which is not offensive. I did not taste sulphur at all. Overall lovely.

Took this right from the bottle, was bland at with no long finnish, which i love. Gave it 13 mins in the glass much better. Then 26 , here the magic begins. Lots of flavour, robust, not long aftertaste but very pleasant all over. Learnt much from this one, sometimes more simply is more, and this time more air is more. Highly recommend for the price

Disappointed with this one. I had read good reviews and thought it worth trying. Nose and flavour both good but neither prepare you for the unique sulphurous/charred finish which I found quite unpleasant. I won't be buying this again.

I found the first pour a bit strange with the meaty undercurrent dominating. In fact I disliked it. It put me in mind of that weird leatheriness you can find with underripe red Burgundy. After a few pours, the overt meatiness has dissipated somewhat and I find a nice taste of pineapple, maybe popcorn and some apple or even lemon knitted together with the oily malt, a little smoke. Perhaps the meatiness is still there in the background, but in a good way now. Anyway, it all ties together. Very pleasant.

Give it some time and air to open up. Really interesting development and finish for a 13 year old! More complex and interesting than most whisky's of similar age.

I really didn't enjoy this. It begins promisingly on the front palate, but the development and finish has some notes that I find really unpleasant. Lingering sulphur and congeners? I can't think of a whisky where my experience has been so at odds with positive online reviews. It's been relegated to hot toddy fodder; it's not bad with honey and lemon but an expensive dram for mixing. Taste is very subjective I guess.