A sherried 12 year old single malt from Diageo's Classic Malts range, this bottling from the Cragganmore distillery represents Speyside and proffers a rich, slightly floral whisky with barley notes.
Aromatic, floral. Heather, fruit salad, creamy texture. Smoked almonds, stemmy hay.
Rich, honey, stone fruits, chestnuts, walnuts, almonds. Berries.
Smoky, good length, delicate peppery spice.
Two words...mothers milk!
After a couple of weeks in Schotland trying several single malts we came back to the Netherlands and found a bottle of Cragganmore 12years for 26,24euro (18 pounds) for 70cl!!! We were amazed by it's complexitity and the warm, smooth feeling in our mouths. It took us some time to decipher component parts of the smell. Then the tast and finaly also the finish. We took our minds of it by playing cribbage for a while and tried it again. This seemed to do the trick. :-) Conclusion: Nose: Hay beginning to ferment, sweet malty with honey tones almost a good desert wine in a field of wild flowers with a touch of leather. Palate: exuding warmth and smoothness in the mouth, bittersweet and smokey, a bit like slightly browned Christmas cake fruit. Finish: perfumed lightly smokey wood, light spicy and peppery, and once again right at the end a memory of flowers in a grassy meadow. The aftertast seemed to go on and on. We found this a fascinating surprise and worth much more money than we paid for it. This is a big big whisky. We think of this as one of the best single 12 years old malts we have ever tasted. S & L
To date, the best single malt under $50.00 that I have found.
I have been collecting scotch whiskey and tasting it for the past 30 years and introduced to it a month ago.it is the best for the price.my radrating 5stars
I received a bottle as a gift and I waited to open it with my scotch drinking friend, Martin. I usually drink it on the rocks with a little soda. He drinks it on the rocks or neat. We both took a sip and our eyes widened and we looked at each other. It was delicious, smooth, a real gem. We have been trying to find a place that has more than one bottle at a time, so I decided to go to the source! Thanks!!
