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If you think you know Cragganmore, try this deliciously unusual expression!
A peated Cragganmore, made available for the first time for Diageo's Special Releases in 2019.
Building on its smooth Speyside character, this is a medium-peated, lightly smoky cask- strength expression made as a trial in 2006.
Matured in refill casks, which is only now ready to release as a 12 year old.
Nose: A mild nose overall, with light prickle. The aroma is initially elusive, both sweet (boiled sweets, apple pie) and savoury (soft leather, sanded wood), and with a wisp of fragrant peat-smoke. Ashy notes, as with a spent fire
Palate: At natural strength, pleasantly smooth in texture; the taste is immediately rich, sweet and savoury, then unexpectedly and appealingly becomes smoky.
Finish: Smoothly smoky, spicy and warming; lightly drying, with a lingering thread of smoke and a pleasing aftertaste.
Whiskeybase has scored this Cragganmore 12 Year Old Diageo Special Releases 2019 86.76/100 overall on their site through customer recommendations.
‘A very interesting malt, which has reminded me of the style of the old original bottlings of the 1990s, but whose complexity he can not match. I liked the stronger smoke presence very much.’
