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Speyside
1869
The Craggan Burn
United Distillers & Vintners
Operational
Yes
+44 (0)1479 874700
(Call for visiting hours) |
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Cragganmore Distillery was founded by
John Smith, who was a very experienced distiller. He had
previously managed The Macallan,
Glenlivet and Wishaw distilleries, and
was lease holder of Glenfarclas
distillery when he persuaded his
landlord to lease him the land to build
the Cragganmore distillery at
Ballindalloch beside the Strathspey
railway line, in 1869.
Cragganmore was
the first distillery to be deliberately
sited to take advantage of railway
transport, and a private siding was
built on the Strathspey railway to
accommodate distillery traffic. John
Smith died in 1886, leaving the business
to his son Gordon, who largely rebuilt
the distillery in 1901. In 1923,
Gordon's widow sold the distillery to
the Cragganmore Distillery Co. Ltd., a
subsidiary of White Horse Distillers
Ltd. Now the licensed distillers are D &
J McCallum Ltd. of Edinburgh who for
many years exported Cragganmore mainly
to Australia and New Zealand. Then later
becoming part of UDV.
It is no
wonder that Cragganmore was selected to
represent the Speyside region in the
current owners, United Distillers
Classic
Malts Collection, the soft mellow style and
hint of peat has long been cause of
approval from master blenders.
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Cragganmore Tasting Notes
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 Cragganmore
12 Year Old Single Malt.
Colour:
Golden.
Nose:
Rich, dryish and complex, fragrant and
flowery, with notes of grass and smoke.
Taste:
Clean, round, malty and well-balanced.
Finish:
Lingering malt and soft smoke, a grand
Speyside afterglow.
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Cragganmore offer you the following choice
of single malts:
- Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Malt.
- 14 Year Old Special Edition Classic Malt.
- 17 Year Old Managers Dram Sherry Cask Bottled November 1992.
- 10 Year Old Single Malt Bottled 1993.
- 1973 29 Year Old Special Release Bottled 2003.
- Many more limited edition and
vintage bottlings are available from
specialist whisky shops.
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