Cragganmore 1976 Cream Label G M for Sestante Gordon & Macphail

Cragganmore 22yo 1985/2008 The Single Malts of Scotland

While the rest of the whisky world is flocking towards the Speyside for the annual festival, I am stuck at home… with a so-called metric shit ton of whisky samples from the region. Today’s pick is the well-known but scanty praised Cragganmore from the Diageo stall. Today’s dram is a 22yo from 1985, and don’t look so surprised, a posh reviewer like...

Score 90/100

Cragganmore 1998 Distiller's edition

So, I've been sitting on a bottle of this for a little over a year now, waiting until I finished my bottle of Cragganmore 12 yo. Nose: floral, vanilla, soft oak, melon, chocolate orange, marshmallow. Light,slightly oily, creamy mouth feel. Vanilla, oak, cinnamon. Long, mellow finish with a little kick of spice at the end. I chose not to add...

Score 86/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old Diageo Special Releases 2019

halfway between Aberlour and Grantown-on-Spey. While very popular with the blenders (it is an important ingredient of the Johnnie Walker Green Label for example), it only become well-known with a larger audience with the release of the Classic Malts, albeit only as a 12 years old. In 2014 it made its entrance into the Special Release as a 25 years...

Score 86/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl

The nose is heavy, complex and rich with fruit (citrus) and some spice. It's like the scent of a woman and keeps you wanting more... 10-15 mins. of nosing is great. The palate had an initial faint smoke that complimented the onset of more citrus and spice, true to the nose. Some anise was detectable after a while. The finish brought the spice in...

Score 89/100