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11th October 2010 |
 Cragganmore 21 Year Old
The third Speyside single malt whisky in
the 2010 Special Releases is familiar to
many at 12 years old - but rarely seen
at 21.
This Cragganmore, with fewer than 6,000
individually numbered bottles, has
emerged from refill American Oak casks
filled in 1989.
It is judged to be "fully mature, yet
retaining all of Cragganmore’s complex
character; worthy of long
contemplation".
Bottled at its natural cask strength of
56% ABV, it has a RRP of £135.
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Cragganmore 21 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Appearance:
Bright pale amber. Good beading.
Nose:
A mellow nose, with soft, malty fruit
loaf and dry marzipan, or almond oil.
Plenty of fruit too, with a faint but
appetising fruity acidity against a
flinty backdrop; fresh grape, apple and
pear or tinned peach, banana and
maraschino cherry. After a while there’s
a lighter, earthy, more herbal note
(dried basil?). Water softens and cleans
things, raising the fragrant scents, now
accompanied by saddle soap. This
develops towards waxy fruit; as in a
cherry sponge cake, or juicy fruit gum.
Body:
Rich at cask strength, softer with
water.
Taste:
Smooth and sweet, but with light acidity
lending freshness, so from the off it’s
slightly mouthdrying and cooler than you
might expect. Charred, with liquorice
root and cinnamon in mulled wine.
Overall, clean and clearly structured,
with a slight mineral tang. Softer with
water: now waxy notes and a vanilla egg
custard-sweetness are offset by clove
and hints of wood.
Finish:
Medium length and warming, with some
gingery spiciness. Smoother with water
and drying, herbal, almost bitter, until
marzipan returns in the aftertaste.
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Other 2010 Diageo Special Releases
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tasting notes.
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Diageo Special Releases Availability
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On sale in most markets in Europe, but
not all markets take all 9 products.
Also available in selected global duty
free outlets.
In the US market, the following will be
available: Lagavulin 12 year old, Caol
Ila 12 year old, Talisker 30 year old,
Glenkinchie 20 year old, Cragganmore 21
year old, Glen Spey 21 year old, and
Auchroisk 20 year old.
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