Cardhu

Cardhu 12 Year Old 75cl, American Oak Ex-Bourbon Cask, 1988, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 23
Average Score
Avg 81
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Description

The first distillery purchased by John Walker & Sons in 1893, Cardhu had been operating from 1824 - though illicit whisky production had happened onsite since a decade earlier - before it became the home of Johnnie Walker at the end of the century. In 2003 there were protests at the changing of Cardhu from a single malt to a 'pure malt' with contributions from other distilleries and even the name ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 21, 2026SGD 39.27
Cask type
American Oak Ex-Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Locally sourced Scottish barley
Fermentation
75 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
N.A
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Pear drops, heather, honey-nut notes, caramel apple, spice, apple blossoms, citrus, vanilla, floral honey, crushed cereal flakes, Meyer lemon peel, breakfast tea.
Palate
Smooth, sweet, fresh, drying effect, cinnamon, brine, green apple, toffee, malted barley, orchard fruit, pepper, oak spices, caramel, fruity, citrus, mint, anise, demerara sugar cubes, vanilla, soft peat.
Finish
Lingering sweet smoke, drying aftertaste, spice, honey, short, sweet, warm, oaky, dry smoke, malty touch of peat, ashy aftertaste, vanilla, stone fruits, fresh, clean exit.
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