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Craggamore 20 years old 1991 Single Cask by Master of Malt

By Miguel in Tasting , Cragganmore

“Nice single malt with lots of wood, spices and - is that almonds?! Interesting”

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Cragganmore 20 Year Old 1991 Cask 1146 - Single Cask (Master of Malt)

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (86): average. honey, wood, spices, cinnamon, citrus, candies.

Palate (90): powerful, oily. honey, wood, citrus, spices, walnuts.

Finish (89): average. honey, almonds.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cragganmore 20 Year Old 1991 Cask 1146 - Single Cask (Master of Malt) with 88 points over 100.

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Tasting of Cragganmore 1997 Managers' Choice

By Miguel in Tasting , Cragganmore

“Like chewing an Habano cigar! Powerfully intense whisky from Craganmore distillery”

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Cragganmore 1997 Managers Choice
A full-strength Cragganmore 1997 bottled in 2009 from a single sherry cask by Diageo for their Manager's Choice series.

A marvelous cask strength Speyside whisky but Diageo clearly missed the goal when the marketing deparment set the price for the Managers' Choice range.

Awfully expensive.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (90): more than average. honey, floral, fruits, spices, apples, plums, vanilla.

Palate (91): smooth, powerful, oily. honey, spices, floral, some tobacco, vanilla, wood. Very intense with lots of tobacco leaves taste.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, tobacco, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cragganmore 1997 Managers Choice with 90 points over 100.

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Cragganmore 20 years old Master of Malt Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Cragganmore

“Excellent floral dram. Quite light nose but both taste and finish makes this whisky a one to cherish.”

90
Cragganmore 20 year Single Cask Master of Malt
A 20 year old single cask Cragganmore. We absolutely love this, it has just the right amount of sweetness, and just the right amount of maturity. Distilled on the 8th March 1991 and bottled in March 2011, this is a refill hoggie-matured Speyside whisky, with an outturn of 274 bottles. Non-chillfiltered, with no artificial colouring. Just pure, unadulterated deliciousness!

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (87): average. floral, honey, spices, wood, grapes, vanilla. Very subtle and delicate.

Palate (91): oily, powerful. floral, peaches, citrus, honey, wood, spices, liquorice.

Finish (91): very long. floral, honey, vanilla, wood.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cragganmore 20 year Single Cask Master of Malt with 90 points over 100.

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Cragganmore 16 years old 1992 Signatory Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Cragganmore

“Interesting. A really long finish.”

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Cragganmore 16 year 1992 Signatory
A 16 year old, un-chillfiltered Cragganmore. This was distilled on the 8th April 1992 and aged in hogsheads 1459 and 1460 before bottling on the 15th September 2008. A release of 624 numbered bottles from Signatory.

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (88): strong. honey, a littlevanilla, floral, wood, a littlepeaches.

Palate (89): smooth, oily, powerful. floral, honey, fruits, wood, rubber, a littlecocoa.

Finish (88): long. floral, wood, a littlefruits.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cragganmore 16 year 1992 Signatory with 88 points over 100.

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