Cragganmore Special Release, 55.7%, 2016 Release
The Tasting Notes
Warming and welcoming. Softly fresh, with gentle traces of beeswax then orange zest or tinned mandarin oranges and fruit salad on a base of broad, soft malt-loaf. With time, a beautifully balancing spicy acidity appears, followed by ripe red apple.
A smooth texture, with a sweet start; sugary and intense, with fragrant fondant in the mid-palate. Soon, becoming more drying; cedaryand aromatic, although still unctuous. Slowly developing beautiful notes of cocoa and liquorice, then growing savoury.
Long, warming and cleansing. Growing charred, like a burnt fruit on a panettone; rounded and drying, with late flinty notes and coating tannins. Subtle smoke and spice with water; long and coating, with fresh fruit compote.
Details
A limited edition just 4,932 individually numbered bottles worldwide
Natural cask strength single malt.
Distilled at the Classic Malts Speyside distillery, Cragganmore.
A sixth distillery release of Cragganmore in this series. From three cask types chosen for flavour alone: both refill & rejuvenated American Oak hogsheads and ex-bodega European Oak butts.
Beautifully structured and contemplative, with a soft, sweet nose, this Cragganmore is charming throughout as it shows off the dry distillery character to the full; it has a compellingly intense palate that gradually dries in a clever interplay between oak and malt to a long, warming finish that’s superbly subtle with water.
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