Craigellachie 1987 15 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Craigellachie 12 Year Old 1971 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

The oldest bottler in Scotland is Gordon & Macphail. In 2020 they celebrated their 125th anniversary. The Connoisseurs Choice is one of their oldest and most popular ranges and has undergone quite a few changes in looks over the decades. I’m trying an oldie today, a 12 years old Craigellachie from 1971, bottled in the early 1980s. The label...

Score 86/100

Craigellachie 17 Year Old

Bacardi's new marketing of the Craigellachie single malt should be studied in an MBA program. Retro-cool packaging, wide distribution, big presence at whisky events and high quality product combine for what I'm sure is a very successful re-launch. The new expressions are 13, 17, 19 and 23 years old. I've tasted the 13 before, it's quite nice, and...

Score 89/100

Craigellachie That Boutique-y Whisky Company 10 YO

I have very little experience with Craigellachie. I tasted their 13 and 17 YO expressions a few years back during Dewar’s _Last Great Malts of Scotland_ theatrical production. I left unimpressed. This is an independent bottling. Decent age. Decent ABV. Let’s see how it tastes. This expression is reviewed in a Highland whisky glass in my...

Score 82/100

Craigellachie 17 Year Old

This was a generous sample given to me by a very good friend; I decided to pop it open on a beautiful spring day, and boy does it fit for the occasion.. a surprising characteristic of most good whiskies ;) On the nose: truth be told, based on the color, I initially assumed a bourbon cask, but on the first few whiffs, I'm getting raisins, sun...

Score 88/100