CARDHU 12 YEAR OLD SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT 40% 700ML

Description

CARDHU 12 YEAR OLD SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT 40% 700ML

A much-loved single malt, Cardhu is an easy-going, charming Speysider. With clean, crisp oak and sweet malt evoking flavours of honeyed flapjacks and home-made caramel squares, this is one for the sweet-toothed among you.

While its not often seen here in the UK, Cardhu is the biggest selling single malt whisky in Spain, with its soft, sweet character the perfect match for the warm climate.
Cardhu 12 is the perfect drink for the summer it’s great on its own, but why not try it with a block of ice, or served long with a splash of water, mizuwari style.

NOSE
Sweet and fruity, with aromas of grilled pineapple, honey-soaked pears and fresh melon. Notes of cut grass, hay and ripe mango, too very appetising.

PALATE
Soft, silky mouthfeel, with plenty of pineapple and mango up front, followed by honey, banana and toffee, with some dried-fruit and vanilla richness. Very approachable, but still decent levels of complexity.

FINISH
Soft and fruity, with the raisin and honey notes lingering the most.
Producer’s Notes

APPEARANCE
Golden honey.

NOSE
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.

BODY
Soft, pleasing, medium.

PALATE
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
Quite short. Some lingering sweet smoke in the attractive, drying aftertaste.