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SMWS 37.104 'Admiring art from an old leather armchair' Cragganmore 1987 30 Years Old 55,9%

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Reviewed 19 August 2026 ·View daily archive

Whisky facts

Region
Speyside
Independent Bottler
SMWS
Age
30 years
ABV
55.9%

A 30yo Cragganmore from the 1980s bottled by SMWS that’s actually priced decently at around £300! In overall, I am kinda disappointed that I didn’t see why SMWS chose to describe this with leather armchair and oil painting

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SMWS 37.104 'Admiring art from an old leather armchair' Cragganmore 1987 30 Years Old 55,9%

19 August 2026
89

A 30yo Cragganmore from the 1980s bottled by SMWS that’s actually priced decently at around £300! In overall, I am kinda disappointed that I didn’t see why SMWS chose to describe this with leather armchair and oil painting

Nose

Nutty, cane sugar, reminds me of Rum, fruity

Body

Definitely sweet, orchard fruits, milk chocolate, coconut, creamy, hazelnuts, the sweetness makes me forget that this is a 55,9% dram

Finish

Slightly bitter & dry finish, the finish is definitely the weakest part of this dram, gets a bit hot as well

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