So, for my first entry, I'm subitting Cragganmore 12 year, a speyside single malt, for review. I decided not to review the bottle of Macallen 12 year that I just finished off, because, well... that's been reviewed enough times by anyone and everyone else.
This Cragganmore is interesting. Not being a professional, I'm just going to use some layman's terms.
Smell & Color:
I opened the bottle, and honestly, very little aroma. looking at the color, it was definitely a lighter scotch. And I was afraid it would be a bit weak. I poured it into my little glass, and felt the little burn in the sinus. With the Macallen, the caramel came out right off the bat. Here, a lot of the burn, maybe a little acid coming out of it.
Taste:
As soon as it hit my toungue, it felt like things just jumped around. It litterally felt like things were jumping around on the tip of my tongue. Things were jumping it took me a few sips before i could taste something else besides.... jumping!
To me, I taste lots of bitterness, and after i swallow, there's a layer of smoke on the tongue.
It's definitely different from any other scotch I've tried (i think it may be the first speyside I've had). The most liveliest and jumping off my tongue. different. not sure if i like it yet, though I got the rest of the bottle to figure that out ;-).
-east coast.
