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The Distiller's edition of Cragganmore adds a port wood finish (instead of the Sherry finish used on the other Classic Malts Diatiller's editions). Presumably the more robust grape of port was felt to be a better mesh with Cragganmore's tropical fruit essences.
Color: rich amber with copper and reddish tints. Extremely appetizing.
Nose: Sandalwood perfume, passion fruit, papaya, candy with some distant echoes of old hardwoods.
Entry is intensely honeyed with butterscotch, and hard candy. Mid-palate is lushly floral (honeysuckle and orchid) with a rich mouth feel. Gentle finish with melon sweetness. The finish is short, gentle and sweet. At the end there is the faintest whisper of smoke.
This is sweeter than I usually like my scotch, but the whole package is so appetizing and appealing that I am completely won over.
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