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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Nosing
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Herbs:
Heather:
Oak:
Malt:
Pear:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Floral:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Barley:
Berries:
Herb:
Almonds:
Raisin:
Wheat:
Blackberry:
Cake:
Chili:
Leather:
Lemon:
Oil:
Peach:
Alcohol:
Black Currant:
Cherry:
Chocolate:
Coconut:
Dark Chocolate:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Green Apple:
Hay:
Medicinal Smoke:
Melon:
Pineapple:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Tasting
Sweet:
Nuts:
Oil:
Fruit:
Honey:
Oak:
Spices:
Malt:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Pear:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Almonds:
Apple:
Caramel:
Alcohol:
Berries:
Chocolate:
Cake:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Grape:
Hazelnut:
Lemon:
Mint:
Peach:
Pepper:
Pineapple:
Banana:
Cherry:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Date:
Dried Fruit:
Fig:
Ginger:
Lime:
Orange:
Raisin:
Tobacco:
Wheat:
Finish
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Nuts:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Honey:
Peat Smoke:
Herb:
Fruit:
Oil:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Almonds:
Caramel:
Chili:
Orange:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Anise:
Barley:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Mint:
Nutmeg:
Wheat:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.2
Rate
340
17
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
27. Jun 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Medium
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Medium
Comment:
27. Apr 2015
Nosing:
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.
Taste:
Palate Well balanced, smooth mouthfeel; short punch, sweet and fresh, then a pronounced drying effect. Enjoyable at any time, with little or no water
Finish:
Comment:
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.
Taste:
Palate Well balanced, smooth mouthfeel; short punch, sweet and fresh, then a pronounced drying effect. Enjoyable at any time, with little or no water
Finish:
Comment:
17. Jun 2017
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
RATING: 2.9/5.0 ≙ 78 pts
09. Dec 2017
28. Jun 2022
Nosing: 
oats 
praline
Taste: 
Finish: medium gentle
Comment:
Very aromatic. Intense vanilla and honey on the nose with hints of acacia and distant dark chocolate on the nose. It is a little bit harsh on the tongue, but also sweet and spicy.
oats pralineTaste:
Finish: medium
gentle Comment:
Very aromatic. Intense vanilla and honey on the nose with hints of acacia and distant dark chocolate on the nose. It is a little bit harsh on the tongue, but also sweet and spicy.
01. Mar 2019
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish: Moderate
Comment: A very sweet dram. Lightly roasted nuts, drizzled in honey with a very slight spice towards the finish. Light and oaky, shrouded in wild flowers.
Taste:
Finish: Moderate
Comment: A very sweet dram. Lightly roasted nuts, drizzled in honey with a very slight spice towards the finish. Light and oaky, shrouded in wild flowers.
25. May 2017
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
27. Aug 2017
Nosing: 
Hint of 
Taste: 
Finish:
Comment: Quite dominant – both in the nose, taste and finish.
Hint of Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Quite dominant
– both in the nose, taste and finish.
30. Jul 2015
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
18. Apr 2017
Comment: boring, but not offensive
