Cragganmore 23 Year Old 1987 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

I’ll gloss over the hyperbole on the label, this is despite Diageo’s long seen through hype, a pretty main stream speyside. Pale amber in colour, the aromas include orange zest, cinnamon and coriander seed, and touch of cheap sherry. On the palate it’s medium bodied with a background of honey sweetness introducing a range of delicate flavours of...

Score 86/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

Classic, no sherry. The way a whisky should be. Somehow this malt manages to be everything. Very fragrant, it has both cut grass and fruity aromas, which are normally mutually exclusive a-la Glenkinchie vs. Glenlivet. And it has the perfect, perfect amount of peat/smoke; it's there, but it balances perfectly with the other flavours.

Score 93/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl

The nose is heavy, complex and rich with fruit (citrus) and some spice. It's like the scent of a woman and keeps you wanting more... 10-15 mins. of nosing is great. The palate had an initial faint smoke that complimented the onset of more citrus and spice, true to the nose. Some anise was detectable after a while. The finish brought the spice in...

Score 89/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl

Pale orange. Grapes and herbal crunch granola. Nose. Starts with cranberry, prunes and birch. Then tobacco and bacon. Finish is a chimney and coal fires

Score 81/100