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Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Malt. Speyside, Scotland. ABV: 40.00%. Tasted at Whisky a Day HQ with my mate Giles, $75 (bottle).
Colour: Bright orange gold.
Nose: Vanilla, toffee & cloves.
Palate: Honeyed, herby notes. Seems to get smoother, sweeter & silkier the longer you leave it in the glass to open up.
Finish: Mid palate flavours have stuck around awhile, not much heat. Smooth.
Comments: Giles’ famed “longitudinal qualities” aren’t as evident this time as we are a little more refined having this tasting after dinner at my place, rather than at a post-work boozey rathole in the city where both the whisky and quick witted observations are flowing as freely as each other.