Scott_E
Cragganmore 12 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
March 27, 2017 (edited August 5, 2017)
Continuing the tasting tour finds me in the Speyside with a sample provided by generously Paul. Sometimes it’s refreshing to take something (a book, movie, music, etc) to wind down and relax. This Cragganmore is nice compliment for such a moment.
An aroma of a morning breakfast. White, sugary cereal (Frosted Flakes) with orchard fruits. Then there is the sweet floral notes of heather and honey. While these are the basic aroma notes, they perfectly balanced and you can find yourself nosing this for a good length of time. Arrives on the palate with a honey sweetness. The body is thin and lightweight. A touch of smoke is detectable along with some oak and salted nuts. A bit more time and honeydew melon is drawn out. It finishes short leaving behind notes of honey, brown sugar and some nuttiness with a final exit of fresh, cleansing ginger root.
This is a lovely, sweet whisky that is the exemplar of a Speysider: fruit, floral and sweet. This is definitely appealing to the masses which understandably makes this a staple of the Johnnie Walker blends. Thoroughly enjoyable and enjoyably delicate. [Dry Glass: Honeysuckle][86/100][Tasted: 3/24/17]
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This one is next in the queue!
He did it!!!! Well played Paul. Well played.
Now it's official 😂
He will be known henceforth as Generously Paul!
Now you're just being Modestly Paul. 🤣
Eh, I've been called worse
Generously Paul - lol. Didn't catch that. I now will purposely not edit and leave it for posterity.
God I hated strawberry lozenges. We grew up dirt poor so we couldn't afford those "pink" sprinkles on ice cream. My mom used those lozenges for triple purpose: cough drops, after dinner dessert, and crushed for sprinkles on ice cream. Thankfully my senses weren't keen enough to pick that taste up here
I shall now refer to him as Generously Paul. It is a fitting typo that describes him to a T. 😂
It's funny, I just reread my review and I said it was strawberry lozenges. My wife has a strawberry lozenge right now and I can smell it and that's exactly what I got from the whisky. Very interesting
I could not. But the melon notes were something I found and have not often found. It's always fun to compare notes and read the unique and common experiences. Glad you got that extra dimension that I unfortunately could not share.
Very floral and fruity. Did you pick up any strawberries? I did and found it very nice and unique. Nice review