Cragganmore Single Malt Whisky




Cragganmore

Region	Highlands
District	Speyside
Water source	Altnacriche (brouwen) rivier Spey (koelwater)
Neighbours	Tormore, Glenfarclas, Dailuaine
Owner	Diageo
Manager	Gordon Winton
Visitor centre	*Mid* July to September: Mon-Fri Tour times 10.00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm. Tours by appointment only. Closed between Christmas and New Year. *Admission price:* Adults : £4.00 (includes a discount voucher which is redeemable in the distillery shop towards the purchase of a 70cl bottle of single malt whisky). Children: free. Please note that children under 8 years old are not admitted to the production areas.
Address	Ballindalloch, Banffshire, AB37 9AB
Phone	+44 (0)1479 874 700 or +44 (0)1340 872 555
History	1870 : John Smith (Owner of Ballindalloch and Glenfarclas) founds the Cragganmore distillery 1902 : Reconstructed 1941 : closed during WWII 1946 : reopened 1964 : Stills increased from 2 to 4 1965 : DCL acquired total ownership 2002 : Cragganmore Visitor Centre opened
House Style	Complex, fruity, floral, and with a dry smokiness.
	Craggan More Hill
Capacity per year	1.600.000 litres
Information

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Cragganmore - 12 year old - 40%
Cask:
Sherry.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
A complex of sweet floral fragrances, riverside herbs and flowers with some honey and vanilla.
Palate:
A strong malty taste with hints of sweet wood smoke and sandalwood.
Finish:
A long malt-driven finish with light smoke and hints of sweetness.

PREVIOUS DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

	Cragganmore - Cask Strength Limited Edition - 10 year old - 60,1% Distilled in 1993 and bottled in 2004. Colour: Light amber. Nose: Powerful. Coffee, floral, smoky, chocolate, leather and malt. Palate: Firm. Slightly peated, spices, oat and sandalwood. Finish: Malty, dried fruits, nutty and long.
	Cragganmore - Cask Strength Special Release - 17 year old - 55,5% Distilled in1988 and bottled in 2006. Limited to 5970 bottles.Unchillfiltered. Cask: American oak. Colour: Full gold. Nose: An immediately robust, complex nose of marzipan, coconut and baked apple, then more cinnamon spicy oak and crme brule vanilla. Palate: Medium-bodied, soft and creamy. Spicy-sweet and warming, with fragrant nutmeg and cinnamon, balanced by apple fruit. Finish: A long finish, with smoky fruits and a lingering, pleasing woodiness.
	Cragganmore 1984 - Double Matured - Distillers Edition - 40% Cask: Finish in ruby port. Colour: Pale amber. Nose: Honey, incense, beeswax, jute. Palate: Floral, orange blossom, sweet oranges, cherries, fruity and port. Finish: Floral with some dryness.
	Cragganmore 1973 - 29 year old - 52,5% Gedistilleerd in 1973 en gebotteld in 2002. Colour: Gold. Nose: Spices, dry and sweet. Palate: Dry, tijm, pepper, sweet liquorice and orange blossom. Finish: Long, dry and floral.