Description
A 1996 vintage expression of Cragganmore with a secondary maturation in Port wood. Bottled in a 1 litre format at 40% ABV.
Cragganmore
Cragganmore Distillers Edition Special Release 12 Year Old, Port Wood Cask, CggD-6560, 2008, 40%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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Average Score
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Overall Rating
84.5/100
Great84.5 / 100
Based on 2 published Maltiply reviews.
- Nose
- Soft and dry aromas of flowers, spices, vanilla, nuts, sweet honey and a hint of smoke. Sweet and malty, fruitier and juicier than the regular bottling, with notes of tea biscuits, fresh malt, and cranberry-orange bread.
- Palate
- Strong flavor of malt complemented by oak, vanilla and citrus with soft notes of peat and sweet sherry. Firm and sweet, with smoky undertones and fruitiness, malt, oak and smoke, intriguingly layered. Medium mouthfeel, somewhat oily, with plum, red raspberry, white pepper, and a suggestion of smoke.
- Finish
- Long aftertaste of floral flavors, fresh heather and oak. Medium to long and dry, with fine expressions of oakiness from bananas and vanilla to cocoa. Short finish with smoke and pipe tobacco ash.
Reviews
daybreak kettle14 Oct84 / 100
Fresh malt and cranberry-orange bread give this a brighter direction than the soft, dry aromas might suggest. Citrus and red raspberry then sit alongside firm malt and oak, with white pepper and a suggestion of smoke adding contrast. That fruit-and-malt balance appeals to my preference for freshness, although the sweeter vanilla and sherry notes, along with a somewhat oily mouthfeel, keep it from seeming uniformly crisp. The finish is less easy to pin down: it is described both as short, with smoke and pipe tobacco ash, and as longer, with floral flavors, fresh heather and oak. I find the layered fruit, malt and restrained smoke more compelling than any single note here, even if the finish leaves a mixed impression.
Nose: fresh malt, cranberry-orange bread, soft spices, vanillaPalate: malt and oak, citrus, red raspberry, suggestion of smokeFinish: floral flavors and fresh heather, oak, smoke and pipe tobacco ash
Ssundialwren29 Aug
85 / 100
The white pepper gives the malt and sweet sherry a welcome edge, while the fruit keeps the character rounded. That contrast makes this a pleasing direction for my taste.
Nose: Flowers, spices, vanilla and sweet honey, Tea biscuits, fresh malt and cranberry-orange breadPalate: Malt, oak, vanilla and citrus with sweet sherry, Plum, red raspberry and white pepper, with a suggestion of smokeFinish: Floral notes, fresh heather and oak, Banana, vanilla and cocoa, with smoke and pipe tobacco ash
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Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 30, 2026SGD 189.34
- Region
- Speyside
- Age
- 12 Years
- Vintage
- 1996
- Bottled
- 2008
- ABV
- 40%
- Volume
- 100cl
- Distillery
- Cragganmore
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Port Wood
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Lightly Peated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- CggD-6560
- PPM
- 5
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- 50-100 hours (mixed short and long fermentations)
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- N.A
- Presentation
- Box
- Series highlights
- The Distillers Edition, Special Release
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- Special Release, Limited Edition
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Soft and dry aromas of flowers, spices, vanilla, nuts, sweet honey and a hint of smoke. Sweet and malty, fruitier and juicier than the regular bottling, with notes of tea biscuits, fresh malt, and cranberry-orange bread.
- Palate
- Strong flavor of malt complemented by oak, vanilla and citrus with soft notes of peat and sweet sherry. Firm and sweet, with smoky undertones and fruitiness, malt, oak and smoke, intriguingly layered. Medium mouthfeel, somewhat oily, with plum, red raspberry, white pepper, and a suggestion of smoke.
- Finish
- Long aftertaste of floral flavors, fresh heather and oak. Medium to long and dry, with fine expressions of oakiness from bananas and vanilla to cocoa. Short finish with smoke and pipe tobacco ash.