I am finally able to drag my slow-drinking self across the finish line for Round 1 of our Scottish Distillery tour group. This is the 15th sample shared among 5 whisky friends and we are about to embark on round 2 in a couple of weeks. This pour was supplied by my local friend, Ryan and was a pleasant surprise. Craigellachie 13 Year is 92 proof and non-chill filtered. It's very fruity on the nose, sweet tropical fruit. It's in abundance here and it's quite mouth watering. The typical wood and vanilla notes also round it out really well, with a wisp of mint to snap you back to attention if your nose strays too long in the Glencairn. On the tongue, well those tropical fruits and orchard apples really play well together and make you just want to keep swirling it around until the spicy oak and mint begin to wash it away. Speaking of the finish- it's pretty long. There's the initial sweetness that turns peppery and ends on a final, semi-dry note. That's it's only weakness to me. All those tropical flavors are something I'd love to see hang around and encourage another sip. The dryness just seems like an unwelcome and abrupt end. It's still quite a fantastic dram. I think I will add a full bottle of this to my next big, online order. I wouldn't mind keeping this one on hand for those warm, summer nights that are almost here. Thanks again, Ryan. What a fitting way to end the first round of the SDT. Bring on Round 2! Cheers