Cragganmore Distillers Edition

I am a new whisky fan. Started about 3 months back. Over this time, I have tried over 20 different whisky... across all the different regions and price points. Surprisingly, this Cragganmore distillery edition - one of the cheaper and lower rated one - turned out to be my favourite. The nose is terrific and palate very pleasant!

Leicht rauchiger, scharfer, fruchtiger, Sommer Whisky

Expressive and fruity nose followed by a gentle malt with hints of deep baking spices. I enjoy this expression (CggD-6570) a little overpriced, but a quality dram worth sipping slowly to discover the layers of flavour.

color: warm gold taste: firm, sweet with smokey undertones and fruitiness aroma: sweet and malty, fruitier and juicier than the standard bottle with a hint of smoke. finish: medium to long with fine, oaky expressions, from bananas to vanilla to cocoa.

The usual intense gold (and fake) color of Cragganmore, the label merits to be mentioned, baroque yet elegant. The sense of smell is caressed by a calm sweetness, of red fruit and a pinch of raisins, almost a sherried note that joins that of the Port. Not very complex but penetrating. The fruit triumphs in the mouth as in the nose (in detail, cherry, raspberries, a pinch of apple and more raisins), whose sweetness is however dryer and with a bitter vibrato. A peppery note is added to the company, which on the whole is a bit uneven: the elegance of the Cragganmore 12 seems ruffled by this finish (unspecified over time) in Porto, which in my opinion does not do fair to this whisky (at least in this vintage). Medium finish, dry and sweet.