Cardhu, 12-year-old, Speyside, Single Malt Scotch Whisky (40%)

Cardhu, 12-year-old, Speyside, Single Malt Scotch Whisky (40%)

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Cardhu, 12-year-old, Speyside, Single Malt Scotch Whisky (40%)

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Description

Spirity nose with sweet apple blossom and heathery aromas. Well-balanced palate with a warming, dryish finish. At full strength, heady, nose prickle, pear drops and tightly integrated heather, resin and sweet honey-nut notes. Enticing. Intriguing. With a little water, still harmonious but less pronounced, allowing some malt-cereal, soft, spicy wood, moorland and faint traces of wood-smoke to appear.The palate is well balanced, smooth mouthfeel; short punch, sweet and fresh, then a pronounced drying effect. Enjoyable at any time, with little or no water.

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Nose
Nutty to start. Quite crisp with fresh orange peel,dried flowers and an odd note akin to linoleum. Vanilla and with water ginger. Seems young.
Palate
Dusty/powdery start with light spice. Balanced though.Some milk chocolate,dried grass and just the trace of fading flowers.
Finish
Spice.
Comment
Balanced if not hugely complex.

Dave Broom - Whisky Magazine Issue 73 Nose
Initially coffee then a polish note comes through. There is orange here in abundance but tempered with a floral edge. A little spice zing lurks too.
Palate
Pretty light given the nose. Malty sweetness and vanilla dominate. A little oak adds some dryness to give good balance.
Finish
Lingering with good grip.
Comment
An enjoyable whisky which will do well as a summer drink.

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About this SPIRIT

Cardhu Distillery, Speyside

Cardhu Distillery, Speyside

Cardhu – Gaelic for “black rock” – was founded in the early 1800s by John Cumming, then a distiller of illicit whisky. The proximity of the river Spey was ideal for a distillery, and the surrounding hills offered a hide-out in case of raids by excise officials. Such unwanted visits were frequent, though John’s wife, Helen, was on hand to help: she would invite their visitors for dinner, raising a red flag behind the barn as a warning to her husband of their presence. In 1824, after the promulgation of the Excise Act, John purchased a licence to legally produce his whisky; in 1876, his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, started developing the distillery into a successful commercial venture.

In 1893 John Walker & Sons purchased the distillery. It was the first malt distillery owned by the Walker family and still contributes a good deal of malt to the Johnnie Walker blend. Nevertheless, the single malt bottlings are also widely available and the style is extremely approachable, with light and floral aromas leading to a medium-bodied palate with malty and sweet flavours.

Around 30% of the production is sold as single malt bottlings; the remainder is used to produce blends, most significantly Johnnie Walker’s Red, Black, Green and Blue labels.

(Adapted from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024)

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