Cragganmore 1995 First Editions / Yoshimasa Tsuchiya Unicorn

Cragganmore distillery was built by John Smith at the end of the 19th century. An astute businessman, he selected the location of his distillery to facilitate easy trade with his customers, and produced spirit geared fully towards the needs of the blending companies. It was not long before it was considered one of the finest for such a purpose, and the distillery was eventually acquired by White Horse Distillers. When White Horse were bought by DCL, its subsequent iteration, United Distillers, selected it as part of their Classic Malts series in 1988, officially launching its single malt brand. Despite this, its importance to Diageo's blends means that other distillery bottlings are scarce, and it remains somewhat of a hidden gem. Thankfully, the occasional casks have been made available to independent bottlers over the years.

This Cragganmore was distilled in 1995 and matured in single refill butt #19164. It was bottled by Edition Spirits in 2022, in collaboration with sculptor Yoshimasa Tsuchiya. Bottled for the Japanese market, the bottle is presented in a stunning Unicorn diorama.

Edition Spirits was founded in 2010 by Scott and Andrew Laing, the sons of Douglas Laing founder, Stewart. When he left Douglas Laing to establish the new Hunter Laing company in 2013, he was joined by his sons who made Edition Spirits one of its operating arms, along with Langside Distillers.

One of 579 bottles.

Please note due to the size and weight of this lot, it will incur a four-bottle shipping fee.