Craigellachie 17y

Introduction

Alright! Something from the cabinet - a core range bottling from Craigellachie.

Color

1.0 (Deep copper)

Nose

Rough - in a good way. There's certainly some "dirt" here. Those kind of notes can be hard to describe sometimes, but I'm leaning towards a combination of herbal, slightly earthy and spicy. That's not all of course! Fruit for sure, fresh and a bit citric. Grapefruit.

Palate

More fruit here, more of peaches and tropical fruit. Toffee (like it says on the label, who would have thought) and some vanilla. Oilier than the average.

Finish

Back to some of that dirt - lingering earth notes, quite salty and toasted. Peppery. Reminiscent of smoke, but not peat. Still a good bit of oranges and maybe even a little bit of banana.

Summary

Not a nice and smooth whisky for sure, but an easy drinker nonetheless. Just the right amount of grime to make it interesting, but not off-putting. It has a lot of well-aged qualities and a deep, nice fruity profile to go with all the edginess, and I like it a lot.

Score

83 / 100

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Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside
Brand	Craigellachie
Distillery	Craigellachie Distillery
Abv (%)	46
Age	17