Archives Cragganmore 1989
$404.99
Region:Scotland > Speyside
This 27 year old sherry Hogsheads matured Craggamore was distilled in 1989 and has been bottled at 48.7%. A total of 70 bottles, bottled under the Archives "Fishes of Samoa" line; only a fraction of this have come to Canada. 88pts Serge at Whisky Fun!
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: rich and savoury; Korean BBQ, Russian caramels and Old English Butterscotch; dried apricots and candied ginger: orange rinds, maple toffee and soft leather; just a whiff of tobacco, coffee grounds and dunnage warehouses.
Palate: round, chewy and fruity; dark chocolate, more Russian caramel and Old English Butterscotch; a touch of salty Dutch licorice and dark chocolate; still meaty, with bigger, but balanced sherry tones: soft leather (polished shoes), nutty oloroso and dried dark fruits;
Finish: medium long, balanced-fruity sherry tones, very chocolaty with soft leather.
Comment: this is a sherried malt both for those who love and those who do not love sherried whisky; very balanced, subtle and of course tasty; Shawn says Vietnamese sub and I say Korean BBQ; potato - potato!
Tasting Note by Serge @ WhiskyFun.org: "A micro-bottling, and possibly a very close brother of the previous one. Colour: gold. Nose: the same whisky and yet it’s a wee bit different, so it may not be exactly the same. A tad drier and, well, less emphatic, but that may just be a matter of breathing, time spent in the bottle, and so on. Mouth: we’re so close, so very close… Yet this one’s a little tenser again, a notch grassier and more gingery… But the cores are identical. Finish: same comments. Peppery and shock-full of bitter oranges, with a layer of honey and ‘dry’ raisins. Comments: both are part of the same band and that’s not the Bee Gees." 88pts