Cragganmore 19 Year Old 1991 Bladnoch

Cragganmore 1997 Distillers Edition

I was pleasantly surprised with the ‘regular’ Cragganmore 12 Year Old (although I’ve not yet made formal tasting notes for it, which I should do one day). So the expectations were that this Distillers Edition from 1997, bottled in 2010 would be similarly pleasant. The bottle code CggD-6562 is a bit of a riddle to me, but I do remember from last...

Score 83/100

Cragganmore SMWS 37.92 - Stem ginger in syrup

Usually I don't wait 8 days to finish a series of tastings, but I had a slight interruption: a trip to Kentucky! It was absolutely epic, and one day I'll write up some of the bourbons I brought back, but right now let's just wrap up our SMWS started kit. John Smith built Cragganmore in 1869, in an ideal location that provided access to water (the...

Score 94/100

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 12 Year Old 20cl

I love the complex, smoky & peaty Islay whiskys, but the Cragganmore convinced me of tasting more Speyside malts in the future. Nose: Very(!) refreshing, fresh fruits (citrus), fresh grass, vanilla, slightly spicy (tobacco?) and smoky Body: Light to medium, but very smooth and delicate Palate: Semi sweet with a wide range of fruits; slightly...

Score 85/100