Cardhu 21 Years Old 70cl 54.2°

Colour: old gold, deep and intense amber glow.
 
Nose: sweet and quite shy on the first hit. A first creamy and fruity note of vanilla and candy, underlined with a rich, invigorating floral perfume. The creamy fruitiness lingers with dried fig notes, rum-raisins sorbet, red apple peel and bee wax. A malty and biscuity body appears in the mid-palate. Rich, creamy overall, with custard, vanilla and fruit pudding showing through. A dash of water opens up floral and fruity scents, with tangerine candies.
 
Palate: at cask strength, quite mellow and flavoursome, with a slight tanginess. Clean, refined and pleasantly pungent and delicate. Appears as a quite aromatic spirit, with black cherries, spicy notes, evolving onto elegant and warming traits: dark chocolate with hazelnut balanced with a note of shortbread cake. Even smoother with a drop of water. Fresh and smooth appealing aromas of mint on a fruit salad, sprinkled with spices.
 
Finish: lingering, aromatic and warm. A mellow note of vanilla, balanced with juicy tangerine and a hint of orange essential oil, with an edge of spicy cedar, a late pungent and silky note over a smoke puff.