Glad it is music to your ears buddy! Well worth a try when you are able to get your hands on it for a good price! Not many bottles will beat it in battle
Good to see you back. Deffo a whisky slap! Probably my go to dram ... certainly one of my favourites. A cracking durty dram! Really enjoy this dram, feel it has a little of everything. Also loving exploring indie bottlings too. Cheers!
Think you got a fantastic choice of go to dram there! What's been your favourite indie Craigellachie? I have had the Heroes & Heretic's and "taste of Scotland" mini bottle.
@@JeffWhisky the whisky broker Craigellachie drams are fab and great value too ... highly recommend them. To be fair not had a bad indie yet ... infrequent flyers and Douglas Laing also worth a look.
Hey Werner, great to have you here. It really is a whisky that is liked by so many, even if for some it takes a few attempts to connect with it. Cheers to the start of a brilliant Whisky journey!
Craigellachie is one of my mystery whiskies. Sometimes you just don't know what to get as I've had some proper beefy sulphur bombs to oily and zesty refill numbers. Great distillery!
Very true that! What's been your favourite Craigellachie? Mine is this 13 had a strange "whisky of Scotland" bottle which was fine but generic and a indie H&H one which was pure sulphur.
Reviewed a bottle from Douglas Laing which was great and although weighty offered a really nice 2nd fill sherry style. Cadenheads released an original collection 12yo last year which was pure beef hula hoops and I adored it 😍
Craigellachie ftw. It's one of those whiskies which is just 'nice-flavoured' and tailored to my tastes to the point where I have yet tease out any particular nosing/tasting notes. I look forward to pouring some and seeing if I can make any of the notes you got. I know I particularly like the nose - I don't know how to describe it other than 'resinous wood polish, in a good way'
Almost always, I prefer Indy, often cask strength, bottlings of most whiskies. I’ve tried a higher strength sherry octave finished version and it was too sulphury for me. I tried the standard OB 13 year old at a pub the other week and I was pleased I still loved it. This is one occasion where the in house blender has got it perfectly right with the difficult elements involved. I must get a new bottle of it!
Glad I'm not the only one who has found this to be better than some Indys. I too tried a sherry led independent which was like sucking on a spent match. Cheers for watching Ed 👍
@@JeffWhisky Aye. It was a bottler based in my wee town and I love virtually everything they do except for that octave. It might be interesting to try a bourbon or other wine finish octave.
Nice one, my dude! I've got one little gripe, but what do I know? Not too keen on the tasting notes floating like credits. Obviously, everything else is so oily and beautiful!
That's the kind of feedback I love buddy. Was it too quick or distracting? I have learnt I have to limit how many layers appear at one time otherwise crashing the editing software 😂. Cheers for watching, this one for me is certainly a whisky win!
"escaping an oily smokey pineapple factory fire in Yellowstone" is the kind of tasting notes I like! I certainly get that gunpowder twinge but luckily it is not in that rotten eggy territory. Cheers Doctorxita
Oily pineapple has struck a chord with me and now I really want this, cheers Jeff! Heard a lot of good things quietly about this whisky
Glad it is music to your ears buddy! Well worth a try when you are able to get your hands on it for a good price! Not many bottles will beat it in battle
We just picked up a Craigellachie a few weeks back but have yet to uncork it. Thanks for making us more motivated to get to that bottle. Cheers to ya.
Let me know your thoughts as soon as you do, a wonderful one from the first pop. Bit like pringles though and once you pop it is hard to stop! Cheers!
Welcome back fea great review and so glad that you've got all your tasting back. Great review mate enjoyed ot and a nice cameo from Jeff nice one
Thank you buddy! I still am not back to 100, but glad to be back to this level! Need those senses for an upcoming whisky festival 😉
Good to see you back. Deffo a whisky slap! Probably my go to dram ... certainly one of my favourites. A cracking durty dram! Really enjoy this dram, feel it has a little of everything. Also loving exploring indie bottlings too. Cheers!
Think you got a fantastic choice of go to dram there! What's been your favourite indie Craigellachie? I have had the Heroes & Heretic's and "taste of Scotland" mini bottle.
@@JeffWhisky the whisky broker Craigellachie drams are fab and great value too ... highly recommend them. To be fair not had a bad indie yet ... infrequent flyers and Douglas Laing also worth a look.
Me likey the sounds of the this - big fan of pineapple! And I also get to see my favourite Jeff and my favourite Geoff. Mighty. Sláinte.
It is soooo good. Hope that is enough "o"s to convey it bud. Cheers for watching buddy, slainte slap!
Great to see you dramming in style, and a damn fine dram… No3 on the list!! 🤗 quality’s
Thanks! It really is a wonderful whisky, could easily switch between the two above it depending on the day. Cheers for watching and commenting!
I am early in my whisky journey, but this is a whisky for the aficionados that I totally enjoy.😊
Hey Werner, great to have you here. It really is a whisky that is liked by so many, even if for some it takes a few attempts to connect with it. Cheers to the start of a brilliant Whisky journey!
Craigellachie is one of my mystery whiskies. Sometimes you just don't know what to get as I've had some proper beefy sulphur bombs to oily and zesty refill numbers. Great distillery!
Very true that! What's been your favourite Craigellachie? Mine is this 13 had a strange "whisky of Scotland" bottle which was fine but generic and a indie H&H one which was pure sulphur.
Reviewed a bottle from Douglas Laing which was great and although weighty offered a really nice 2nd fill sherry style. Cadenheads released an original collection 12yo last year which was pure beef hula hoops and I adored it 😍
A impressive mix of 4 different bottles sitting at the number 1 spot. Well done.
It is completely unplanned but nice to see a good mix of high scorers. Cheers
Enjoyable review as usual, Jeff. And a cracking whisky it is.
Slàinte mhath.
Thank you peat head. I am dreading the day it doesn't hit your standard! How do you find this compares to Ben Nevis?
straight in with the big willie slap lol, a real good whisky
Get slappy with it!
I now understand the volume of your subscribers.
haha I am not sure if that is a complement or not 😂 Will take it as one, as truly proud of my daft little channel, cheers Werners!
Craigellachie ftw. It's one of those whiskies which is just 'nice-flavoured' and tailored to my tastes to the point where I have yet tease out any particular nosing/tasting notes. I look forward to pouring some and seeing if I can make any of the notes you got. I know I particularly like the nose - I don't know how to describe it other than 'resinous wood polish, in a good way'
Could not agree more. Resinous Wood Polish is a great note and probably more relatable then my strange experiences! Cheers for watching!
Almost always, I prefer Indy, often cask strength, bottlings of most whiskies. I’ve tried a higher strength sherry octave finished version and it was too sulphury for me. I tried the standard OB 13 year old at a pub the other week and I was pleased I still loved it. This is one occasion where the in house blender has got it perfectly right with the difficult elements involved. I must get a new bottle of it!
Glad I'm not the only one who has found this to be better than some Indys. I too tried a sherry led independent which was like sucking on a spent match. Cheers for watching Ed 👍
@@JeffWhisky Aye. It was a bottler based in my wee town and I love virtually everything they do except for that octave. It might be interesting to try a bourbon or other wine finish octave.
Nice one, my dude!
I've got one little gripe, but what do I know? Not too keen on the tasting notes floating like credits.
Obviously, everything else is so oily and beautiful!
That's the kind of feedback I love buddy. Was it too quick or distracting? I have learnt I have to limit how many layers appear at one time otherwise crashing the editing software 😂. Cheers for watching, this one for me is certainly a whisky win!
@@JeffWhisky it sounds tasty!
Just a little distracting for me 🤷♂️
Cheers man!
Did you note the "struck match" sulfur finish? It makes it quite fun like you just escaped an oily smoky pineapple factory fire in Yellowstone.
"escaping an oily smokey pineapple factory fire in Yellowstone" is the kind of tasting notes I like! I certainly get that gunpowder twinge but luckily it is not in that rotten eggy territory. Cheers Doctorxita
The Bad Boy of Speyside jumps to the top!
No hanging around for this slick oily beast. Sliding in high! Cheers for watching!
Nice slap 😅
Thanks! Was honoured to have the other Geoff in Whisky get involved!
Bit fan of the branding! #chippies
All about the greasy chips! The favourite of any seagull or rat.
When you say, "We like it dirty." it does really seem dirty. Filthy even.
I mastered the art of making inappropriate eye contact through the screen! Who doesn't love a filthy whisky though?
The 17 is a slightly less dirty but loads of nuisance flavours.
Thanks for watching! I have heard great things about the 17 but yet to try it.