Craigellachie Distillery
ABV 46%
Looks light in colour, but there is a darker side lurking here too.
Rob Allanson
Wemyss Malts
Brand
Wemyss Malts
Bottler
2002, Spiced Apple Strudel
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2016
Year of Bottling
46%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: A fresh coffee, oat milk, then moves into more fruity territory with orange flesh. Tobacco notes. Then white peony floral notes, green tea, scented with jasmine.
Palate: Rich sweet notes, orange flavoured lozenges, baked custard tarts. Then drinking chocolate with marshmallows, hazelnut whips. In time damp moss and dark fruits.
Finish: Pretty rich and lush with orange flavoured chocolate meeting the spice of wasabi nuts.
Comment: Looks light in colour, but there is a darker side lurking here too.
Score: 8.9
Taster
Nose: Gently inviting – red berries and Christmas cake. Sweetened popcorn waits in the shadows.
Palate: Oak prickles straight off the bat, but it's followed by a sugary vanilla and more of the red berries. Water just lengthens out the sweetness.
Finish: Short, just faint hits of those berries. Felt a little turned down, although it's pleasing enough with some water added.
Comment: Feels a little dialled down after the promise of the nose, however is not offensive, pleasant enough and still easy-drinking.
Score: 7.3
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