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Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
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Distillery profile:
The Cragganmore distillery was built in 1869-1870
by one John Smith (what's in a name, right?) who
had previously been involved with the Glenfarclas,
Macallan and Glenlivet distilleries. That wasn't
his only claim to fame; John was the youngest son
of George Smith who founded the Glenlivet distillery.
John Smith's trustees continued the operation between
1886 & 1893, after which John's son Gordon took
over as manager of the distillery. Cragganmore was
rebuilt in 1902 and sold two decades later. Cragganmore
12 years old Scotch whisky Cragganmore is Gaelic
for great rock. John Smith ordered ... More
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(updated November 4, 2007) - Tasting
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| Points,
whiskies
90 - Cragganmore 29yo 1973/2003 (52.5%, OB, Special
Edition, 6000 Bts.) |
| OB
- no vintage |
|
- Cragganmore
12 yo (40%, OB, +/-1998) - no notes - 86
- Cragganmore
12 yo (40%, OB, +/-2004) - no notes - 81
- Cragganmore
12 yo (40%, OB, +/-1987, 75cl) - 020609
- Cragganmore
12 yo (40%, OB, Bottled +/- 2008) - 020609
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| OB
- vintage |
|
- Cragganmore
29 yo 1973/2003 (52.5%, OB, Special Edition,
6000 bottles) - 011104
- Cragganmore
1984 ‘Distillers Edition’ (40%,
OB, Port finish, bottled circa 1998) - 240807
- Cragganmore
1988/2002 Distillers Edition (40%, OB, CggD-6553)
- no notes - 84
- Cragganmore
17 yo 1988/2006 (55.5%, OB, 5970 bottles) -
300906
- Cragganmore
1993 ‘Distillers Edition’ (40%,
OB, Port finish, bottled 2006) - 240807
- Cragganmore
10 yo 1993/2004 (60.1%, OB, Bodega European
oak casks, 15000 bottles) - 111105
|
| Blackadder |
|
- Cragganmore
12 yo 1989/2002 (59.6%, Blackadder, Raw Cask,
oak hogshead, cask #1966) - 020609
|
| The
Bottlers |
|
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Cragganmore 20 yo 1981/2001 (59.3%, The Bottlers,
Refill sherry, cask #1589) - no notes - 84
|
| Cadenhead
|
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- Cragganmore
15 yo (46%, Duthies, +/- 2009) - 020609
-
Cragganmore-Glenlivet 14 yo 1989/2003 (46%,
Cadenhead's, Sherry) - no notes - 89
|
| Gordon
& MacPhail |
|
- Secret
Stills 1966/2006 (45%, Gordon & MacPhail,
2.2, casks #1204 + 1449 + 1452, 600 bottles)
- 020609
-
Cragganmore 12 yo 1968 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail,
old brown label) - 140808
- Cragganmore
14 yo 1969 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s
Choice, old brown label) - 070106
- Cragganmore
1972 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s Choice,
old map label, early 1990’s) - 070106
- Cragganmore
1973 (40%, G&M Connoisseurs Choice) - 040404
- Cragganmore
1976/1991 (55.8%, Gordon & MacPhail, CASK,
cask #3583-3584) - 020609
-
Cragganmore 1976/1993 (53.8%, G&M Cask,
cask #3588-3591) - no notes - 85
- Cragganmore
1978/1995 (61.5%, Gordon & MacPhail, CASK,
cask #4957) - 020609
- Cragganmore
1978/1996 (60.1%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Cask’,
cask #4959) - 111105
|
| Murray
McDavid |
|
- Cragganmore
21yo 1985/2006 (56.5%, Murray McDavid Mission
Gold, enhanced in Guigal Côte Rôtie,
665 bottles) - 240807
- Cragganmore
11 yo 1990/2001 (46%, Murray McDavid, Bourbon,
October 2001 bottling) - 130404
- Cragganmore
12 yo 1990/2002 (46%, Murray McDavid, Bourbon,
MM1416) - no notes - 77
|
| Signatory
|
|
- Cragganmore
20 yo 1985/2006 (54.9%, Signatory, hogshead
#1877, 242 bottles) - 300906
- Cragganmore
13 yo 1989/2002 (46%, Signatory Unchillfiltered,
Oak Cask #962, 375 Bottles) - 020609
- Cragganmore
15 yo 1989/2004 (55.6%, Signatory, sherry butt)
- 070106
|
| Single
Malts of Scotland |
|
- Cragganmore
22 yo 1985/2008 (56.7%, The Single Malts of
Scotland, cask # 2461, 218 bottles) - 140808
|
| SMWS |
|
- Cragganmore
31 yo 1972/2003 (51.5%, SMWS 37.22) - 140808
- Cragganmore
12 yo 1981/1994 (55.1%, SMWS 37.10) - 140808
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(all
current rankings 
90 points - Last tasted: November
1, 2004 - Tasting notes: 
