1257 Kensington Road NW
1 (403) 283-8000 / atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com
$574.99
It is not often we see older bottlings of Cragganmore, and not at this price... Filled into a Sherry Butt in 1995, the whisky was matured 26 years before bottling at 54.7%. 88.25pts Whiskybase.
700ml mlOUT OF STOCK
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Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: rich, nutty, and sherried; fruit compote, mixed berries in syrup, and dried dark fruits galore: cooked raisins, grilled figs, and stewed prunes; musty old oak in a dunnage warehouse and firm spices: anise, fennel, and clove; soft leather and tobacco to round things out.
Palate: still rich, nutty, and spicy with layers of fruit and other decadent things; classic old sherry cask notes: Christmas cake, leather, tobacco, chocolate and dark fruits; the chocolate has a spicy edge with a bit of cayenne heat; cinnamon hearts, maple syrup, treacle sauce, fig jam, and grape-y sherry tones; there is a creamy base layer, and a touch of tropical fruit poking its head out.
Finish: rich, fruity, and decadent with fading dried fruits, chocolate, and more hot spice; late tropical notes peek out from below the sherry.
Comment: I love it, it was my favourite whisky in the recent Hunter Laing tasting we did; reminds of me of twenty-something GlenDronachs from a decade ago; gorgeous!
Producer Tasting Note
"A rich, intense nose with dark fruits, honey and cocoa powder. Oily and mouth-coating with dark chocolate orange, toffee and light ginger. The finish is long, sweet and satisfying with a touch of drying oak."