Cragganmore 1993 10 Year Old Sherry

Cragganmore 19 Year Old Bladnoch Forum

Continuing my Bladnoch tastings notes (from a very old bottle share, I don’t even remember when it took place). This Cragganmore was distilled on the 8th March 1991 and aged for 19 years in a single hogshead before bottling on the 12th July 2010, by the Bladnoch Forum, as a release of 281 bottles. Until now I’ve not been overwhelmed by the quality...

Score 84/100

Cragganmore 1997 Managers' Choice Sherry Cask

This was released as part of the second wave in the controversial Manager’s Choice series. It was a collection of rare single casks from the Diageo brands. While some of them seem to be of high quality, there was little interest because of the high prices considering the young ages. I’m glad I could try this, as official Cragganmore releases have...

Score 90/100

Cragganmore SMWS 37.113 Biscuit Bisque

Another sample from @wierdo, cheers mate! Ive only ever had the standard OB of Cragganmore and that was years ago at the K Club in Ireland (golf) so who knows how long it had sat on the shelf. Still, I enjoyed it and often think of getting a bottle but the presentation to cost ratio is rather prohibitive. I was a bit gutted to miss out on...

Score 85/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

Cragganmore 12 YO is one of Diageo's six "Classic Malts of Scotland". The reviewed 200 ml bottle has been open 2 years, is 2/3rds full, and preserved with inert gas for the last 15 months. The review is of the whisky at present Nose: the barley-malt shows sweet and tart citrus; there is also just a hint of grape fruitiness, and very...

Score 83/100