Cragganmore 12 Years Old
Distillery: CragganmoreStyle: Single Malt
Release: Unspecified
Age: 12 Years
Alcohol: 40% abv.
Region: Scotland: Speyside
Bottled For: Distillery
An elegant, sophisticated Speyside with the most complex aroma of any malt. Astonishingly fragrant with sweetish notes and a smoky maltiness on the finish.
Color: Amber
Nose: Flowers?
Body: Medium.
Palate: Complex: Fruits, honey, smoke...
Finish: oaky, medium finish
One of the clasics and best speysiders. A winner
Color: golden amber
Nose: slightly fragrant and old woody, mildly peaty
Body: smooth, not thick slightly gritty
Palate: sweet and salty peat, with an overtone of honey
Finish: a slow build of flavours, subtle changes in layers of salt, old wood, slightly husky and then honey
definitely a nice whiskey. not as bold as many, not without its edge but not aggressive in its clout. A good sipping whiskey likely to please most palates.
Color: new polished brass
Nose: subtle tofee
Body: medium
Palate: musty ginger
Finish: medium length finish
Quite nice, perhaps a wee bit too polite for my taste, but even so I'd drink more of this.
Color: Pale, almost yellow.
Nose: A pleasant burn, mostly a smoke and wood smell with a faint wisp of fruit.
Body: Thin, but with a lasting finish.
Palate: The most lasting taste is wood, some smoke as well.
Finish: Brilliant finish, lighter than most.
This would be a nice one to introduce new whiskey drinkers to, a bit thin for my tastes.
Color: Orange gold
Nose: Vanilla pudding, Floral
Body: Full bodied. Soft and warm.
Palate: Creamy, Vanilla, Rice or Tapioca pudding. Banana, Spice.
Finish: Cool and consistent.
The nose palate and finish of this whisky are very consistent with eachother. Throughout the drinking experience there is omnipresent vanilla pudding and a slightly spicy kick. I drank this full strength and didn't experience any burn. It's simply delicious.
Color: Yellow peach.
Nose: Sparse, Arid, Burnt sugar, Lemon.
Body: Well balanced, Thick.
Palate: Grass, Slight banana note, Canned apricot. Sweet and fruity.
Finish: Waxy finish. Long and warm, but light. Finishes clean and cool.
A very pleasant whisky. This should be drank outside during summer, and at Christmas. It makes me hungry for fruit pie and icecream.
Color: Faint amber.
Nose: Barely perceptible.
Body: Medium body. Powerful.
Palate: Slight butterscotch bitternes. Well balanced, but very subtle.
Finish: Long, but not too strong. Stays on the roof of the mouth.
Very easy drinking. Not exciting, but pleasant.
Color: Light amber.
Nose: Hollow
Body: Smooth. Easy.
Palate: Dynamic. Changes from sip to sip. Well balanced.
Finish: Tingly on the tongue. Not overly complex, with a little bit of an edge. Long and warming.
Drink neat.