Cragganmore 1985 27 Year Old Cask #1240 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Cragganmore SMWS 37.113 Biscuit Bisque

A 15 year old Cragganmore from the SMWS matured in an ex-bourbon refill cask for a dozen years or so years then finished for a few years in a second fill Red-Wine Barrique. I quite like the Cragganmore 12 year old. It's a bit underpowered at 40% abv. But other than I think it's an underrated Speysider. So I was happy to grab this bottle when I was...

Score 85/100

Cragganmore 12 Year 2019 Special Release

Pandemic review time. Been sitting on this sample from a good friend of mine. Tried a bit of it and greatly enjoyed it, but only am now taking the time to finish the sample and write up some tasting notes. I am one who loves the packaging Diageo did this past year. Yes, it's different, some bottles are almost garish, but I like that they took...

Score 90/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl

The speyside edition of Diageo's classic malt range. A very decent although slightly cliche (and overproduced) malt which seems to be struggling to keep up with demand * Nose: Sweet malt, touch of toffee, smoke fragrant, rock salt, sea air. With water slightly beefier toffee with more citrus, smoke is gone and salt less prominent * Pallet: light...

Score 82/100

Cragganmore 25 Year Old / Special Releases 2014

The Diageo Special Releases are back! Always a bit of a feast for whisky lovers, I think. I’ll try one of them, but one that was released several years ago. This Cragganmore 1988 was released in 2014 after a quarter century in the cask. The nose is very musty, as if I am sitting in the attic. This is not disturbing in the least. After some...

Score 87/100