Distillers Edition Whisky

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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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  Glenkinchie 2003-2015 Distillers Edition 12 år Single Lowland Malt Whisky 43%

  Item no.: 22227865437-92

  Amontillado is drier than oloroso and lays in nuts and salted fruit rather than dark sweetness. That is exactly the kind of cask a light Lowland malt can carry without disappearing.

  The expert's description

  Glenkinchie Distillers Edition 2003/2015 is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky with a second maturation in amontillado sherry casks, bottled at 43%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2003 and bottled in 2015 after twelve years. The first part of maturation took place in ordinary casks, after which the whisky spent a period in amontillado casks — what Diageo calls double maturation.

  Distillers Edition exists for each of the Classic Malts distilleries, and each one was given its own type of sherry. Glenkinchie got amontillado, which is dry and nutty and does not flatten the light distillery style.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Lemon and meadow flowers with nuts, dried apricot and a note of salted caramel from the cask.

  Palate

  Softer and rounder than the standard bottling. Vanilla and citrus at the base with nuts, dried fruit and a dry sherry edge on top.

  Finish

  Medium length and dry with nuts, spice and a lightly salted close.

  Specifications

  Name: Glenkinchie 2003/2015 Distillers Edition 12 Year Single Lowland Malt Whisky 43%
  Distillery: Glenkinchie
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 43%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Second maturation in amontillado sherry casks
  Vintage: Distilled 2003, bottled 2015
  Range: Distillers Edition, Classic Malts of Scotland
  Batch code: G/228-7-D
  EAN no.: 5000281022598

  Flavour profile

  Light · Nutty · Dry sherry · Citrus · Round

  Investment potential

  Medium. The 2003/2015 vintage is discontinued, and Distillers Edition appears in new vintages every year, so the older ones quietly disappear from the shelves. It is a range people collect by vintage rather than by single bottle.

  Did you know?

  Glenkinchie runs only two pot stills, but they are among the largest in Scotland. The wash still is charged with around 21,000 litres, and that kind of volume gives a light, clean spirit with long copper contact.

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  • 1pcs.
    120,50EUR