Cragganmore, Distillers Edition, Speyside, Single Malt Whisky (40%)

Cragganmore, Distillers Edition, Speyside, Single Malt Whisky (40%)

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Cragganmore, Distillers Edition, Speyside, Single Malt Whisky (40%)

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Cragganmore Distillers Edition is described by the distillers as 'double matured'; this involves spending the latter period of maturation in a port cask. The Distillers Edition has a flowery, heather honey and oranges flavours on toffeeish backdrop with subtle hints of madeira wine. For coffee, cigar and chocolate lovers.

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Cragganmore Distillery, Speyside

Cragganmore Distillery, Speyside

The Cragganmore Distillery was founded by John Smith in 1869. Already a very skilful distiller, he managed the Macallan, Glenlivet and Glenfarclas distilleries, but wanted to build his own, signature Speyside distillery.

Leasing from Sir George Macpherson-Grant a site formerly used by illicit distillers at Ayeon Farm, part of the Ballindalloch Castle estate, Smith chose the place for the quality of the water of the Craggan burn and its proximity to the Strathspey railway. John Smith really liked trains. However, he was often forced to travel in goods wagons, because of his massive size and weight.

Designed by the famous Elgin architect Charles Doig, the new distillery buildings were hewn from granite-like 'greenstone'. This was quarried from the 1600-foot hill of Cragan Mor, from which the distillery name comes.

In 1923 the distillery was acquired by White Horse Distillers, which in turn was taken over by the Distillers Company in 1965. It is now part of Diageo.

About 30% of the production is sold as single malt, the remaining part being used in blends like McCallum's Perfection and White Horse. The single malt is an exceptionally complex spirit, ranging from nuts to toffee, angelica to herbs and mixed peel. Limited releases include the 48-year-old Prima & Ultima, aged in refilled hogsheads.

(Adapted from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024)

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Speyside Whisky

Speyside Whisky

To some Speyside represents the jewel in whisky’s crown. Speyside is the home of legal whisky production and it’s best known examples. Around the world Glenlivet, Macallan, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes and Glenfarclas typify all that whisky, at it’s best has to offer. At it’s heart running from the Monadhliath mountains north to the sea, is the River Spey. It is the fastest flowing river in Britain, and also well known for its salmon fishing.

Speyside is the principal whisky-producing region: Speyside has within it some forty-six operating distilleries - over half the total number in the entire Scotland.

Speysides are essentially sweet whiskies. They have little peaty character They are typically highly perfumed, feminine and elegant.

The classical nature of Speyside’s malts means that a number of the finest malts are used almost exclusively for blending. It is the top Speysider’s that give good blends their ‘Top Dressing’. 

Malts such as Mortlach, Glen Elgin, Strathmill and Benrinnes are rarely found as distillery bottlings, however when individual casks are tracked down by independent bottlers such as our Own Selection Single Malt Whiskies the resultant whisky can be quite wonderful.

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