Cragganmore Distillery
ABV 48.3%
Great stuff, keeps your taste buds working hard.
Rob Allanson
Duncan Taylor
Brand
1985, 25 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
25
Age (Years)
2011
Year of Bottling
48.3%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Very intensely perfumed, like a florist's shop full of lilies and roses on a hot day. There is a sweet cream edge here too.
Palate: That perfume note is more musky, almost incense. Dark fruits and some espresso notes. A little oily as well.
Finish: Long and warming.
Comment: Great stuff, keeps your taste buds working hard.
Score: 8.7
Taster
Nose: Oily, gentle and smooth, with rose petals and milk chocolate-coated Turkish Delight.
Palate: Greener than the nose suggests, but with a carry-over of milk chocolate.
Finish: Quite lengthy, slightly smoky with ginger compote.
Comment: The nose is pure confectionary, while the palate introduces a more masculine note.
Score: 8.7
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