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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) each day tastings. Santé! |
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July 4, 2022
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This time it isn’t been straightforward to discover a correct sparring associate for the brand new 1973 Prima & Ultima. We needed to dig into previous inventory… (image Diageo)
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Cragganmore 10 yo 1993/2004 (60.1%, OB, Bodega European oak casks, 15000 bottles) 
We first, and final tried this punchy child again in 2005. It was a troublesome boy, with a ‘bodega’ point out that was a bit of unclear for my part. Anyway, previous occasions, good occasions; effectively, not fairly. Color: gold. Nostril: I might have beloved to write down ‘as I remembered it’ however to be sincere, I do not keep in mind it, thank God there’s this awful web site. Powerful certainly, with a rubbery aspect that didn’t vanish through the years, whiffs of glue (UHU) and simply uncooked eau-de-vie. With water: a rawish maltiness, bitters, very robust ales, then paraffin and as soon as once more ‘new’ rubber. Smooth plastics straight from expensive Alibaba. Settles down after 5 minutes, goes in direction of contemporary sponge cake. Mouth (neat): very robust, on eaux-de-vies as soon as extra, glue, fruit peel (and inexperienced walnuts), plus some grappa. With water: significantly better, I believe. Jaffa truffles, orange cake, and moderately numerous very bitter marmalade. End: very lengthy, peppery, with numerous bitter oranges and a few spicy oak. Softer aftertaste. Feedback: I had discovered some smoke in 2005, however this time it is gone. A moderately brutal Cragganmore, moderately for our hipflasks as we generally say. The one with a cranium or a Harley-Davidson emblem.
SGP:461 – 83 factors. |
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Cragganmore 1973/2021 (45.8%, OB, Prima & Ultima Third Launch, refill American oak hogsheads, 351 bottles, 2022) 
From three hogsheads. That is from the very first batches they’d distilled proper after the conversion from direct to steam heating, while there had been the final of the direct-fired Cragganmores, an completely splendid 1971 (WF 93) inside the first version of those Prima & Ultima sequence. ‘Steamed’ malt whiskies are stated to be lighter and extra delicate than direct-heated ones. Color: gold. Nostril: these honeyed, beehive-y notes would simply promote it. I am a complete sucker for this profile that blends honeys, beeswaxes, previous pinewood and pollen. All the remainder (flowers and fruits and truffles) stays anecdotal on this context. Mouth (neat): proper on the tipping level so far as oak affect goes. Black teas, menthol, liquorice, resins and a bit of carboard on the one aspect, yellow jams, honey (acacia) and preserved plums on the opposite aspect. Some stronger chestnut honey too – keep in mind chestnut’s been utilized in barrel making too, as a result of the wooden is delicate and straightforward to work with, though it will be fairly tannic, which makes it moderately rotproof, having stated that. By the best way, some beekeepers nonetheless use chestnut trunks for the exact same causes. End: medium, effectively balanced, moderately on honeys, mint, then spicy tobacco within the aftertaste. That is the chestnut. I imply, the oak. Feedback: I’ve simply seen that I had scored an earlier official 1973, the 29 yo 1973/2003 ‘Particular Version’ simply the identical again in… 2004.
SGP:561 – 90 factors. |
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