Cragganmore 1986 26 Year Old Cask #1489 Adelphi

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 Old 20cl

I don't like caramel colouring agents in whisky. This whisky is more white pepper than smokey peat which is how it is described on the bottle. Bitter finish. I am sure a that few years back this was a nicer whisky but may be my palate is aging wisely.

Score 77/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

Classic, no sherry. The way a whisky should be. Somehow this malt manages to be everything. Very fragrant, it has both cut grass and fruity aromas, which are normally mutually exclusive a-la Glenkinchie vs. Glenlivet. And it has the perfect, perfect amount of peat/smoke; it's there, but it balances perfectly with the other flavours.

Score 93/100

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