Cragganmore Whisky

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  Cragganmore 12 year old 1 litre OLD VERSION single speyside malt whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865428-20

  An old warehouse in Ballindalloch, steam from short flat-topped pot stills and water from the Craggan Burn. This is Speyside as it was once bottled — in the big litre bottle with the yellow band.

  Expert description

  Cragganmore 12 years Old Version is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 40% in a litre bottle.

  The release dates from the 1990s, when Cragganmore was still sold in the discontinued litre measure with a yellow duty band — a design collectors know and look for. The distillery was founded in 1869 by John Smith, who sited it close to the Strathspey railway, locally known as The Whisky Line. Cragganmore still uses worm tub condensers, which almost nobody else does, and that is a large part of the reason for the heavy, complex house style.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Sweet heather and meadow flowers first, then honey, vanilla and a dry nutty cereal note from the years in glass.

  Palate

  Soft and finely woven. Malt, honey, sandalwood and a touch of sweet wood smoke, carried by a lightly oily texture the modern bottlings do not quite reach.

  Finish

  Long and malty with sweet hints, dried herbs and a faint smoked warmth at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: Cragganmore 12 years 1 litre Old Version Single Speyside Malt Whisky 40%
  Distillery: Cragganmore
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40 %
  Size: 100 CL
  Cask type: Ex-bourbon casks
  Edition: Old Version litre bottle with yellow duty band

  Flavour profile

  Soft · Malty · Honeyed · Complex · Lightly Smoked

  Investment potential

  High. The litre measure is discontinued, the yellow duty band is no longer used, and 1990s bottlings are only available to the extent that people kept them.

  Did you know?

  Cragganmore was built where it was because John Smith wanted the railway close by. The Strathspey line was called The Whisky Line, and the distillery got its own siding — whisky out, barley and coal in, without touching the poor roads.

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  • 1pcs.
    107,00EUR
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  Cragganmore 12 years old Classic Malts Old Version Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 100 cl 40%

  Item no.: 505956-098460-12

  When Diageo picked six distilleries in 1988 to represent Scotland's regions, the Speyside seat went to Cragganmore. Not the biggest name — but the most complex.

  Please note: Wear on the carton.

  Expert description

  Cragganmore 12 years Classic Malts Old Version is a Highland Malt Scotch Whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 40% in a litre bottle.

  The bottle comes from the Classic Malts of Scotland range in an older guise, when the label still said Highland Malt — Speyside was only recognised as a region in its own right much later. The litre measure has long been discontinued, and the carton is included, though it carries the marks of the years. Cragganmore sits in Ballindalloch and has since 1869 distilled with short flat-topped pot stills and worm tub condensers, giving a heavier and more layered spirit than the regional average.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Heather, honey and dried herbs. Below them sit malt, vanilla and a lightly resinous note from the oak.

  Palate

  Soft and layered. Sweet malt, honey, apple compote and a touch of smoke, with a dry spiced edge keeping the sweetness in place.

  Finish

  Long and dry, with malt, nuts and a persistent herbal warmth.

  Specifications

  Name: Cragganmore 12 years Classic Malts Old Version Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 100 cl 40%
  Distillery: Cragganmore
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40 %
  Size: 100 CL
  Edition: Classic Malts of Scotland Old Version
  EAN no.: 5000281003597

  Flavour profile

  Soft · Malty · Honeyed · Herbal · Lightly Smoked

  Investment potential

  High. Both the litre measure and the old Classic Malts presentation are discontinued, and complete examples with the carton grow scarcer every year.

  Did you know?

  The Classic Malts range launched in 1988 and did more than anything else to teach drinkers that Scotch has regions. Before it, single malt was to most people simply something that went into blends.

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  • 1pcs.
    201,00EUR
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  Cragganmore 12 år Single Speyside Malt Whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865428-10

  Flat-topped pot stills and copper worm tubs. Two old-fashioned choices Cragganmore has never changed — and the entire reason the whisky does not taste like its neighbours.

  Expert description

  Cragganmore 12 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 40%.

  The distillery was founded in 1869 by John Smith at Ballindalloch and still draws water from the Craggan Burn alongside it. The unusual part is the equipment: the pot stills have short, flat-topped necks, and condensing happens in worm tubs rather than modern shell-and-tube condensers. Both give less copper contact, and the result is a heavier, more layered spirit. The 12 year old is the core expression and Speyside's seat in Diageo's Classic Malts range.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Sweet herbs and meadow flowers, honey and vanilla. Behind them sit a dry malted cereal note and a trace of resin.

  Palate

  Strongly malted for a 40% whisky. Honey, poached apple and sandalwood, with a suggestion of sweet wood smoke arriving mid-palate.

  Finish

  Long and malty with sweet hints and a mild herbal dryness at the close.

  Specifications

  Name: Cragganmore 12 years Single Speyside Malt Whisky 40%
  Distillery: Cragganmore
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Ex-bourbon casks
  EAN no.: 5000281005430

  Flavour profile

  Soft · Malty · Honeyed · Herbal · Complex

  Did you know?

  Cragganmore is one of the few distilleries still condensing in worm tubs. The big wooden vats with their coiled pipes stand outside behind the distillery, and swapping them for modern condensers would change the whisky — one of the most concrete ways equipment shapes flavour.

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  • 1pcs.
    60,25EUR
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  Cragganmore 2003/2015 Distillers Edition 12 years old No Box Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865427-212

  Cragganmore is already the heaviest of the Speyside classics. Add a port cask and the herbal dryness suddenly has dark berries to push against.

  Please note: The bottle is supplied without a carton.

  Expert description

  Cragganmore 2003/2015 Distillers Edition 12 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in port casks and bottled at 40%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2003 and bottled in 2015 under the batch code CggD-6567. Distillers Edition is Diageo's annual range in which the Classic Malts distilleries receive a second maturation in a cask suited to their own style. For Cragganmore that means port, laying dark berries and a lightly tart fruit over the herbal, honeyed core. Each vintage is bottled once and never repeated.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Heather and honey first, then plum, dark berries and a warm spiced note from the port wood.

  Palate

  Rounder and darker than the standard 12 year old. Raisin, cherry and malt, with sandalwood and light wood smoke beneath. The port brings a tart edge that keeps the sweetness from turning heavy.

  Finish

  Long and dry, with dark berries, malt and a herbal warmth fading slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: Cragganmore 2003/2015 Distillers Edition 12 years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%
  Distillery: Cragganmore
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Finished in port casks
  Distilled: 2003
  Bottled: 2015
  Edition: Distillers Edition CggD-6567
  EAN no.: 5000281014104

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Dark Berry · Malty · Herbal · Lightly Smoked

  Investment potential

  Medium. Each vintage of the Distillers Edition is bottled once and never returns. Older vintages steadily get harder to find as they are drunk.

  Did you know?

  Distillers Edition began in the 1990s as a way of showing what a second maturation can do to a familiar whisky. The cask type is fixed per distillery — Cragganmore has had port from the start, while Lagavulin, for instance, always gets Pedro Ximénez.

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  • 1pcs.
    154,00EUR
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  Cragganmore 2016 Annual Release Single Speyside Malt Whisky 55,7%

  Item no.: 22227865428-200

  Cragganmore is almost always sold at forty percent and twelve years. Every so often Diageo opens the warehouse door and lets it out at full strength — and then it becomes a different whisky entirely.

  Expert description

  Cragganmore 2016 Annual Release is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 55.7% without an age statement.

  The release belongs to Diageo's annual Special Releases and was made in 4,932 bottles. Cragganmore sits at Ballindalloch between mountain and sea, in the triangle of land locally called the Garden of Scotland, where barley is a natural crop and the Spey is Scotland's fastest flowing river. It was precisely that combination of barley, water and peat from the uplands to the south that made John Smith build here in 1869. At 55.7% the herbal, malted house style stands far more clearly than in the 12 year old.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Concentrated heather and honey, dried herbs and a warm resinous note. Underneath sit malt, apple skin and a trace of wood smoke.

  Palate

  Powerful and dense. Honey, sandalwood, malt and candied citrus, with a peppery warmth from the strength and a dry herbal edge keeping the sweetness in check.

  Finish

  Very long and dry, with malt, herbs, oak and a slowly fading smoked warmth.

  Specifications

  Name: Cragganmore 2016 Annual Release Single Speyside Malt Whisky 55,7%
  Distillery: Cragganmore
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 55.7%
  Size: 70 CL
  Number of bottles: 4,932
  Edition: Annual Release 2016
  EAN no.: 5000281046082

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Honeyed · Herbal · Spiced · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  High. The outturn is 4,932 bottles, the vintage is bottled once and never repeated, and Cragganmore appears rarely in the series. Older Special Releases have risen sharply as they left the shelves.

  Did you know?

  Cragganmore sits in what locals call the Garden of Scotland — a fertile triangle between mountain and sea where barley grows well. John Smith chose the spot because everything a distillery needs lay within walking distance: grain, water, peat and a railway.

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  • 1pcs.
    589,75EUR