Cardhu 12 Years

This Single Malt is very popular in Spain. Its flavourful and aromatic qualities are making the Cardhu a good tip for Malts from the Speyside region. The Single Malt Whisky has a warmth and purity in its taste, that is often described as silky.

This Single Malt is very popular in Spain. Its flavourful and aromatic qualities are making the Cardhu a good tip for Malts from the Speyside region. The Single Malt Whisky has a warmth and purity in its taste, that is often described as silky.

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Cardhu
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 164 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Heather:
Heather:
Nuts:
Malt:
Malt:
Oak:
Oak:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Pear:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Pear:
Floral:
Floral:
Spices:
Sherry:
Apple:
Spices:
Apple:
Sherry:
Herb:
Berries:
Herb:
Lemon:
Cake:
Lemon:
Cake:
Barley:
Berries:
Barley:
Wheat:
Almonds:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Wheat:
Almonds:
Leather:
Leather:
Oil:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Oil:
Blackberry:
Peach:
Peach:
Chili:
Blackberry:
Chocolate:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Hazelnut:
Coconut:
Melon:
Plum:
Grape:
Black Currant:
Grapefruit:
Pineapple:
Tobacco:
Alcohol:
Green Apple:
Pineapple:
Tobacco:
Black Currant:
Medicinal Smoke:
Green Apple:
Alcohol:
Coconut:
Grapefruit:
Melon:
Hay:
Dark Chocolate:
Medicinal Smoke:
Hay:
Dark Chocolate:
Banana:
Orange:
Banana:
Plum:
Grape:
Orange:
Hazelnut:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Oil:
Oil:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Oak:
Oak:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Spices:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Sherry:
Heather:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Peat Smoke:
Herb:
Pear:
Pear:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Almonds:
Apple:
Apple:
Almonds:
Berries:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Berries:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Pepper:
Coffee:
Mint:
Pineapple:
Grape:
Cake:
Peach:
Lemon:
Coffee:
Mint:
Grape:
Lemon:
Pineapple:
Peach:
Pepper:
Cake:
Date:
Fig:
Wheat:
Cherry:
Tobacco:
Cinnamon:
Lime:
Chili:
Raisin:
Orange:
Banana:
Dried Fruit:
Ginger:
Dried Fruit:
Banana:
Orange:
Raisin:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Fig:
Lime:
Date:
Cherry:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Tobacco:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Nuts:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Herb:
Herb:
Oil:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Heather:
Heather:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Zitrus:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Coffee:
Vanilla:
Coffee:
Orange:
Raisin:
Caramel:
Pepper:
Orange:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Caramel:
Almonds:
Chili:
Almonds:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Wheat:
Berries:
Mint:
Nutmeg:
Dried Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Alcohol:
Mint:
Floral:
Anis:
Berries:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Nutmeg:
Cinnamon:
Wheat:
Floral:
Tobacco:
Barley:
Barley:
Tobacco:

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I never quite understood why Cardhu is so popular in Spain. Maybe it's the warm climate that goes well together with the light and fruity style of this Single Malt? On the nose, you get juniper berries, sticky honey sweetness and hints of almonds - that's it. Not unpleasant, but fairly simple. The taste is a plain continuation of the aroma with some mild spices, fresh spearmint and dark chocolate in the second row. Be careful with water, as this malt disintegrates quickly. With its swift and undemanding finish, Cardhu 12 is an easy sipper for long summer evenings.
RATING: 2.9/5.0 ≙ 78 pts