Secret Spirits Craigellachie 12 Year Old
Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch
Bottler: Secret Spirits
Founder: Jonathan and Cindy Bray
Distillery: Craigellachie
Region: Speyside
Age: 12 years
Distilled: 2006
Bottled: 2019
Cask Type: Single bourbon hogshead
Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength, 62.6%
Bottle Size: 700ml
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Craigellachie 12 Year Old Tasting Notes
Official tasting notes
Nose: Florals, tropical fruit, and citrus.
Palate: Pears and apples. Honey roast nuts. Warm spice.
Finish: Long finish with sweet orchard fruits.
Ed's review
Colour: Natural colour, pale straw, oily in the glass.
Nose: Autumnal apples, pears and black grapes on the farmhouse oak table. Cinnamon sticks, cloves and muscovado sugar.
Palate: Medium mouthfeel. A rolling sweetness, balanced against warming spice. Apple flan sprinkled with brown sugar and served with vanilla cream. The alcohol is well integrated, you'd guess cask strength - but not an epic 62.6%! A drop of water helps round the palate and highlights a lovely, classic, bourbon cask profile.
Finish: Medium length. Apples, wood spice and oak move into a warming finale.
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