Cragganmore Distillers Edition

So in Ohio (never move here) we have these stores that are "last chance liquor stores" where the state often throws away their unsellable whisky. I got this for about 35 bucks and frankly didn't do any research before the purchase given the price. 2005-2018 so 12 or 13 years old. Looks very colored and comes in at a pathetic 40%. Nose - i get perhaps a plum or dark berry, honey, and I know this is weird but I kinda get some armagnac notes (maybe because I had some to start might sipping off tonight). Taste - Vanilla, honey, baking spice, then I get a slightly savory note on the finish. Ok so this is actually good. Very good even. The mouth feel sucks. The abv is a joke. the coloring annoys me. But it's really easy drinking, simple, and tasting whisky. This is a good dram for someone who's never had scotch before or even whisky. For advanced whisky drinkers, this is a nice end of the night when you want a few more pours or one to start the night so it doesn't spoil your tastes. 1.75 - I feel that's high but it's really decent stuff. Retail is more like 80-100 and at that price, HELL NO.

Once again Cragganmore: bravo! Lucky enough to try this: the distiller’s edition adds maturity to the fruit and darkens the floratic flavors overall. Like the snake in the Garden of Eden, opens my eyes to the darkness I didn’t realize I wanted, nay needed!

Some professionals in the whisky industry cringe when people complement their product as “smooth” but it’s the first adjective that comes to mind when drinking this. It really goes down like a warm honey, with a long aftertaste that is just the right amount of sweet. There’s not much of a nose to speak of, and you have to search hard for a trace of peat, but it hits the spot as an easy drinker. If you’re looking for something akin to a session whisky, you could do a lot worse than this.

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