Whisky Connosr
Menu
Shop Join

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

Main stream speyside

0 286

@UisgebethaReview by @Uisgebetha

12th Dec 2014

0

  • Nose
    21
  • Taste
    22
  • Finish
    21
  • Balance
    22
  • Overall
    86

Show rating data charts

Distribution of ratings for this: brand user

I’ll gloss over the hyperbole on the label, this is despite Diageo’s long seen through hype, a pretty main stream speyside.

Pale amber in colour, the aromas include orange zest, cinnamon and coriander seed, and touch of cheap sherry. On the palate it’s medium bodied with a background of honey sweetness introducing a range of delicate flavours of orange, papaya and strawberries along with a little more of that cheap sherry. Not overpoweringly flavourful or complex but it tastes like it’s doing you good somehow.

The finish seems to make each flavour more distinct as the sweetness fades, but it’s pretty short. Overall this is a simple well presented speyside malt, but with so many others on the market I do wonder how they all sell.

Related Cragganmore reviews

2 comments

@Ol_Jas
Ol_Jas commented

"It tastes like it’s doing you good somehow."

That's probably my favorite thing I've read about a whisky for a long time. To your health!

9 years ago 0

@Uisgebetha
Uisgebetha commented

Cheers, i'm suffering the after effects of a seasonal virus and this particular dram seemed to help.

9 years ago 0

You must be signed-in to comment here

Sign in