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Cardhu Pure Malt 12 Year Old, 2002, 40%, 70cl
Cardhu

Cardhu Pure Malt 12 Year Old, 2002, 40%, 70cl

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TypeBlended Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 16
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

Cardhu 12 Year Old Pure Malt is a Speyside whisky known for its smooth, sweet-natured character. This particular bottling is from the early 2000s, a period when Cardhu, facing high demand, temporarily released a 'Pure Malt' (blended malt) version instead of its traditional single malt. This move, which caused controversy in the whisky industry, led to the redefinition of whisky categories. It is aged for 12 years in oak casks.

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SGD 89SGD 71SGD 52SGD 34Price (SGD)Observed dateMar 9May 10Jul 12Sep 21Mar 9 - SGD 59 - Whisky Auctioneer - Mar 9, 2026Apr 20 - SGD 84 - Just Whisky Auctions - Apr 20, 2026May 10 - SGD 69 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - May 10, 2026Jun 8 - SGD 79 - Whisky Auctioneer - Jun 8, 2026Jul 6 - SGD 79 - Whisky Auctioneer - Jul 6, 2026Jul 12 - SGD 80 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Jul 12, 2026Sep 21 - SGD 43 - Whisky Auctioneer - Sep 21, 2026Sep 21 - SGD 39 - Whisky Auctioneer - Sep 21, 2026

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 21, 2026SGD 43.21
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 21, 2026SGD 39.27
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jul 12, 2026SGD 79.72
Cask type
Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
The 'Pure Malt' era, which was a temporary release due to high demand and caused significant controversy in the whisky industry, leading to changes in whisky labeling regulations.
Historical context
The 'Pure Malt' controversy in the early 2000s, which led to stricter regulations for Scotch whisky labeling.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Good body, decent sweetness, richness. Streaks of smoke, apple peels, bruised pears. Honey sweetness, malt, fruits with hints of vanilla.
Palate
Smooth, rounded, gentle sweetness, soft peat. Well balanced, smooth mouthfeel; short punch, sweet and fresh. Toasted dry oak, ripe pears, honey, toffee apples and pepper.
Finish
Long, dry smoke, malty touch of peat. Lingering sweet smoke in the attractive, drying aftertaste. Dry oak with honey and pepper.
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