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Whisky Magazine Issue 111

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Cragganmore

Whisky Magazine - Editors Choice - Winner

Cragganmore 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 It's worth taking the trouble.

Whisky Magazine - Editors Choice - Winner

Cragganmore 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Very accessible, and not given to grandiosity, but it's one of the Speyside greats. Good with some desserts. Try it with cassata.

Cragganmore 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
A very fine,and underrated mid-weight malt.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Cragganmore 17 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.50%
8 Give this lots of time. Do so and you will be richly rewarded.

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Cragganmore 1984 Distillers Edition, Ruby Port Finish, 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Connoisseurs might miss the austerity of the original – or enjoy the added layer of fruity, winey, sweetness.

Cragganmore 1989 21 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.00%
7 I'd want more for a 21Year Old. Disappointing.

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Cragganmore 29 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 52.50%
8 At this age, more complex and elegant than ever. No obvious sherry.

Cragganmore Distillers Edition 1993 Port Wine
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
The finish accentuates elements which are already in the whisky without dominating and obscuring the distillery character.

Master of Malt Cragganmore 20 Years Old, 1991
Single Malt - Scotland - 54.20%
7 An unexpectedly light (but well balanced) Cragganmore.

Rare Auld Cragganmore 18 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.30%
8 Deep and rich. The sherry has overwhelmed the distillery character. But a beautiful oaky expression. And a characterful profile.

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Rare Auld Cragganmore 1985 25 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 48.30%
8 The nose is pure confectionary, while the palate introduces a more masculine note.

Signatory Cragganmore 1989
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.70%
7 Not very old, but was the cask a little tired?

Wemyss Vintage Malts Lemon Grove 1989 (Cragganmore)
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 A cool summer dessert that acts as an ideal wake-me-up.

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Chart Position

Latest
37
Best
37
Average
43

Bottle Price

Average
£69
Highest
£3,500

Visit the WMI page for more information

Adelphi Cragganmore 1986 26 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£96.95
Berry's Own Cragganmore 1989 20 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£75.95
Cragganmore 11 Year Old 2000 Dimensions Duncan Taylor
Master of Malt
£50.49
Cragganmore 11 Year Old 2000 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing 3cl Samp
Master of Malt
£6.12
Cragganmore 11 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd
The Whisky Barrel
£45.99
Cragganmore 12 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£32.15
Cragganmore 12 Year Old
The Drink Shop
£33.52
Cragganmore 12 Year Old
Whisky-Online.com
£31.49
Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl
Whisky-Online.com
£12.25
Cragganmore 12 Year Old Bot.1980s
The Whisky Exchange
£89.95
Cragganmore 12 Year Old Small Bottle
The Whisky Exchange
£13.45
Cragganmore 12 Years Old
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£34.95
Cragganmore 12yo 12
Lions Whisky
£55.00
Cragganmore 12yo 12
Lions Whisky
£55.00
Cragganmore 13 Year Old 1997 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
Master of Malt
£56.62
Cragganmore 14 Year Old 1997 Dimensions 1997 Duncan Taylor
Master of Malt
£55.05
Cragganmore 14 Year Old Friends Of Classic Malts Bot.2010
The Whisky Exchange
£42.15
Cragganmore 14 Year Old Friends Of The Classic Malts
The Whisky Exchange
£150.00
Cragganmore 14yo Sestante 14
Lions Whisky
£285.00
Cragganmore 15yo 56.5% Sestante 15
Lions Whisky
£385.00
Cragganmore 17yo 17
Lions Whisky
£98.00
Cragganmore 19 Year Old 1991 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
Master of Malt
£74.40
Cragganmore 1968 14 Years Old Cc Brown Label 14 1968
Lions Whisky
£345.00
Cragganmore 1973 15yo Connoisseurs Choice 15 1973
Lions Whisky
£220.00
Cragganmore 1973 29 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£186.00
Cragganmore 1976 12 Years Old 56.6% Cask 12 1976
Lions Whisky
£250.00
Cragganmore 1976 1976
Lions Whisky
£275.00
Cragganmore 1976 Cask Strength
Whisky-Online.com
£240.00
Cragganmore 1976 Cask Strength Bot.1989 Gordon & Macphail
The Whisky Exchange
£299.00
Cragganmore 1976 Connoisseurs Choice Miniature
Whisky-Online.com
£25.00
Cragganmore 1984 Distillers Edition
The Whisky Exchange
£89.95
Cragganmore 1984 Distillers Edition Litre
The Whisky Exchange
£125.00
Cragganmore 1985 26 Year Old Cask #1244+1990
The Whisky Exchange
£96.95
Cragganmore 1985 26 Year Old Cask #1244+1990
The Whisky Exchange
£97.45
Cragganmore 1985 27 Year Old Cask #1240
The Whisky Exchange
£112.00
Cragganmore 1986 26 Year Old Cask #1489 Adelphi
The Whisky Exchange
£93.75
Cragganmore 1988 Distillers Edition
The Whisky Exchange
£46.49
Cragganmore 1989 16yo Signatory 16 1989
Lions Whisky
£245.00
Cragganmore 1989 21 Year Old
The Whisky Exchange
£117.00
Cragganmore 1989 21 Year Old
Whisky-Online.com
£135.00
Cragganmore 1989 21yo 21 1989
Lions Whisky
£135.00
Cragganmore 1989 Bot.2010 Cask #2880
The Whisky Exchange
£63.50
Cragganmore 1991 19 Year Old Cask 6547
Whisky-Online.com
£66.95
Cragganmore 1993 10 Year Old Sherry Cask
The Whisky Exchange
£54.95
Cragganmore 1993 Distillers Edition
The Whisky Exchange
£43.95
Cragganmore 1996 Double Matured 1996
Lions Whisky
£55.00
Cragganmore 1997 13 Year Old Cask 6497
Whisky-Online.com
£50.75
Cragganmore 1997 14 Year Old Cask #1126+1127
The Whisky Exchange
£37.95
Cragganmore 1997 14 Year Old Cask #1132+1134 Signatory
The Whisky Exchange
£37.95
Cragganmore 1997 Distillers Edition
The Whisky Exchange
£43.85
Cragganmore 1997 Double Matured 1997
Lions Whisky
£55.00
Cragganmore 1997 Managers Choice
Master of Malt
£246.51
Cragganmore 1997 Managers' Choice Sherry Cask
The Whisky Exchange
£249.00
Cragganmore 1998 Port Wood Finish Distillers Edition
Master of Malt
£55.77
Cragganmore 1998 Port Wood Finish Distillers Edition 3cl Sample
Master of Malt
£4.98
Cragganmore 20 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd
The Whisky Barrel
£71.99
Cragganmore 2000 11 Year Old Cask #3673 Berry Brothers
The Whisky Exchange
£60.75
Cragganmore 2000 11 Year Old Cask #3673 Berry Brothers
The Whisky Exchange
£61.35
Cragganmore 21 Year Old 1989 The John Millroy Berry Bros & Rudd 3c
Master of Malt
£6.06
Cragganmore 21 Year Old 1989 The John Millroy Berry Bros. & Rudd
Master of Malt
£78.96
Cragganmore 21 Years Old 2010 Release
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£144.50
Cragganmore Distillers Edition 1997
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£52.95
Cragganmore Distillers Edition 1998
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£53.50
Secret Stills No: 2.2 Cragganmore 1966 Gordon & Macphail
The Whisky Exchange
£223.00
Secret Stills No: 2.3 Cragganmore 1978
The Whisky Exchange
£110.00
Secret Stills No: 2.3 Cragganmore 1978
The Whisky Exchange
£110.00
Wsd Cragganmore 1999 13 Years Old From Adelphi
The Whisky Shop Dufftown
£65.00
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