Cragganmore 1997 Bottled 2010 Cask #1513 Berry Bros & Rudd

Cragganmore 1993/2013, 20 YO, Wilson & Morgan

sample from a friend- Nose: Fairly rich and buttery at first. Bitter-sweet caramel soaked in rum. Sweet and candied on Bailey's with a dash of orange oils. Hint of raisin jam. Perhaps even lightly burned honey. In the back are some echoes of the malty base. Great stuff so far. (with water) Just a drop or three, easy does it! More fine, sweet, and...

Score 85/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl

Nose: Fresh, crisp and intoxicating. Nothing distasteful, but everything blended together to alert the senses that you are about to drink a good whisky. I am having a hard time detecting anything coming out from the background. Palate: Cool and refreshing as it hits the tongue, building in mass as it wakes up the sides of the mouth. Finish:...

Score 79/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl

"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee — by these angels he hath sent thee respite — respite and nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore. Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!" Cragganmore is quite pleasing and somewhat sophisticated in terms of the tastes produced upon one's sense; however, this...

Score 85/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

I’ll gloss over the hyperbole on the label, this is despite Diageo’s long seen through hype, a pretty main stream speyside. Pale amber in colour, the aromas include orange zest, cinnamon and coriander seed, and touch of cheap sherry. On the palate it’s medium bodied with a background of honey sweetness introducing a range of delicate flavours of...

Score 86/100