Cardhu 16 Years Old Special Release 2022 70cl 58°

Distillery : Cardhu / Country : Scotland / Reference: : 25203

For this 4th series of Diageo Special Release, the Cardhu distillery offers a magnificent Single Malt with a lot of richness and power.

In 2022, Cardhu dresses in tropical colours with a finish in Jamaican rum barrels. This 16 year old whisky develops a beautiful tropical sweetness. The golden color rivals the smooth texture, while heady sweet aromas of pink grapefruit and ripe mango fill the nose. On the palate, the sweet taste of rum caramel offers dry and exotic notes of spicy pineapple and green banana, bursting with lush aromas.

Diageo accompanies its bottling with poetry:

Legend has it that one day the ancient black rock on which Cardhu sits split open during an earthquake, causing heat to rise from the bowels of the earth, releasing a tropical paradise. Lush aromas of passion flower and pineapple danced through the distillery and its grounds, enveloping everything it touched in a rare and exotic quality. At midnight, the chasm closed, silent again forever. Only the whiskey distilled that day remained to tell this story.

Features

Volume	0.7 L
ABV	58 °
Type	Single malt
Distillery	Cardhu
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside
Age	16 years
Maturation	Bourbon & Rum
Peat	Non Peated
Characteristics	Cask Strength
Packaging	Tube
Reference:	25203

The Cardhu distillery has been founded by smuggler John Cumming, in 1824, in Speyside, Scotland.

The whisky produced by the distillery is the main ingredient of the famous Johnie Walker blend. The unique character of Cardhu ranks the distillery in the Classic Malts Selection. Created more than 20 years ago, this selection recognizes Single Malts crafted in the tradition of iconic distilleries, and offers the most impressive whisky styles Scotland has to offer.

Standing on the wind-whipped heather fields that surround the Cardhu distillery today, the verdant lilac grounds belie the truth of Cardhu’s origin name, ‘the black rock’, Carn Dubh. From this splendoured hill, the Cardhu distillery grew with unmistakable allure. From its iconic red door, the distillery welcomed passers-by for centuries, inviting them with a vibrant whisky, crisp with the sweet taste of Scottish orchards.

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Appearance: clear gold.

Body: light to medium.

Nose: first impressions begin with the fresh, sweet fruitiness of lemon zest and white grape. All is enriched by exotic notes of pink grapefruit and ripe mango, all on a faintly mossy base. A note that evolves into freshly ironed linen. A notably spicy and woody note soars high above. A drop of water dries these aromas and introduces a pinch of white pepper.

Palate: a creamy-smooth and full texture, the taste erupting with sweet flavour. Tingling on the tongue, the fruity and malty sweetness behind this suggesting homemade rum toffee and more exotic hints of spiced pineapple and green banana, made more present still by spicy and drying, bracingly crisp, clean oak. A dash of water creates a delightful and even smoother texture, still strong in peppery spice.

Finish: quite short, sweet and peppery. With water, the oaky spiciness is even more forward.

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